The Historic Preservationist

A curatorial approach with practical at age of putting a roof over a roof

This episode puts forth structure repairs, wood repairs, liners, maintenance and spot repairs on period gutters.

A lost of plastering terms for my listeners.

Plaster Repair tips for the homeowner; fixing cracks, canvassing, washers, patching holes, finish failure and texture removal.

This episode takes us through chemical clean up, being fastidious of all paint and finish removed in corners, removing marks, removing water stains, removing burns, doing carpentry repairs, filling little holes, filling pores and cosmetic touch ups.

This episode gives background to repointing, removing the old mortar, removing the loose bricks and grit, matching old mortars consistency, matching old mortars color, pressing a new mortar, and matching old mortars texture.

This episode talks of how and why double thickness brick walls separate and bulge, their degrees of separation and what to do about the delamination of layers and how to institute an intervention using ties.

This episode explains how to dismantle long case clocks, load them into a vehicle and setting the movement.

A brief history, painting and maintenance tips and a shutter glossary.

This episode talks about vertical plank construction, horizontal plank construction and living in plank houses.

This episode talks about construction and tools fixing a falling wall and finishing touches.

This episode speaks of looking for problems, demolishing, new hearth and fireplace box, fire box, dampers, coal- burners and smoke chambers.

This episode talks about how to bleach or color wood using chlorine, oxalis acid, and hydrogen peroxide.

This episode talks about matching materials, moisture and protection, lock-in up a floor and background on sub floors and common repairs.

This episode examines the durability of mechanical clocks.

Simple Geometry helps Preservationist to erect perpendicular or to find a center of a circle.

This episode enlightens listeners on the background of architectural structure, exposing and assessing sill damage, supporting the structure and removing the damage and replacing the sill.

The how’s and why’s of choosing an exterior paint scheme for your historic home.

This episode expands upon how glass changed residential stores, early commercial stores and includes explanations of crown glass, cylinder glass, bent glass, plate glass, expanses of glass, glass block, lens and prism glass and 20th century glass.

A guide to wood framed house construction: timber- framed, braced- framed, balloon -framed and plate form-framed.;

This episode explains the type of cobbles used, where they are found and how this type of architecture began.

Once rejected because of the damage it can inflict to historic interiors, abrasive blasting is getting a second look. New techniques that work with lower pressure and softer abrasives, made from products such as ground nutshells make for a safer option for cleaning and paint removal.

This episode explains where and how sod houses appeared in vernacular America.

This episode explains a traditional building from Southern Texas, it’s technique and materials.

Tips for the horological investigator when determining if a tall case clocks case is a marriage with its dial and mechanism..