The Historic Preservationist

257. The Early Stone Houses of Pennsylvania 03.11.2020 3:38 ↓

Vernacular stone houses of Pennsylvania.

256. Mill-Town Cottages 03.11.2020 2:31 ↓

Vernacular mill-town cottages.

255 Later Dutch Houses of New York & New Jersey 03.11.2020 2:21 ↓

New York and New Jersey vernacular houses.

254. Early Colonial Revival 03.11.2020 11:58 ↓

What is early colonial revival style and what caused it to manifest itself ?

253 The Art of Marquetry 01.11.2020 18:30 ↓

Defining what marquetry is and a glossary of important marquetry terms.

252. Boulle Work 01.11.2020 7:40 ↓

A primer for the understanding of the high art form of Andre Charles Boulle, utilizing tortoise in the art of marquetry.

251. The Chicago Bungalow 27.10.2020 2:31 ↓

The Chicago Bungalow Houses, Vernacular Style.

250. The Cumberland House 27.10.2020 3:00 ↓

The Cumberland House, Vernacular Houses.

249. The Beverly Jog of Massachusetts 27.10.2020 3:13 ↓

The Beverly Jog of Massachusetts, Vernacular Houses.

248. Oilpatch Shotguns 27.10.2020 3:12 ↓

Oil patch Shotguns, Vernacular Houses

247. Shotguns and Camelbacks 27.10.2020 2:32 ↓

Shotguns and Camelbacks Vernacular Houses.

246. Piano - Box Victorian Houses 27.10.2020 2:36 ↓

Piano - Box Victorian Houses, Vernacular Houses.

245. Brooklyn Brownstones 27.10.2020 2:24 ↓

Brooklyn Brownstones Vernacular Houses.

244. The Philadelphia Trinity House 25.10.2020 4:17 ↓

The vernacular design and style of three story Philadelphia row-houses is explored.

243. Waterproofing Historic Foundations 25.10.2020 18:11 ↓

This episode talks about excavating to start the waterproofing process, sizing up the system and laying down drains.

242. Water in the cellar 25.10.2020 25:59 ↓

This episode talks about common water sources in basements and cellars, controlling water, drainage systems and the use of clay .

241. The modern basement.. 25.10.2020 16:35 ↓

This episode explains the cellar and/ or basement from the 18th c. To present

240. Gazing Globes 25.10.2020 5:08 ↓

Perry tries to unlock the origins of this garden favorite, gazing globes.

239. The Japanese influence over furniture 20.10.2020 8:32 ↓

The episode explains how the east influenced western objects in regards from to the 3rd quarter of the 18th. Century, and today after careful study we can see many eastern styles clues that can be found in the craftman style.

238. Caulking Sealants 20.10.2020 15:35 ↓

This episode explains different type of chalks available, how to use them, how to prepare the surfaces and why some caulking jobs fail.

237. Buried gas tank causes an Old House living dilemma. 20.10.2020 15:21 ↓

This episode contains warning signs and signals for deteriorating tanks, the cost of a clean hole and bureaucratic maze of tank removal.

236. 17th century houses in America 20.10.2020 15:01 ↓

This episode defines the medieval forms using new world materials to develop 17th century style descendants.

235. Repairing leaded glass 12.10.2020 16:12 ↓

This episode contains 8 detailed steps on how to repair leaded glass.

234. Chimney liners 12.10.2020 19:41 ↓

This episode explains what is a chimney liners; clay, cast in place and metal liners. Also included are 20 reasons for relining chimneys.

233. making a custom cove molding 12.10.2020 9:41 ↓

This episode explains how to make a custom cove molding when only a short run is desired using a benchsaw