From info at oldhouseauthority.com Wed Sep 3 15:30:35 2008 From: info at oldhouseauthority.com (Old House Authority) Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:30:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Preservation] News from Old House Authority Message-ID: <1102226166650.1101954597838.418.10.151530FF@scheduler> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Repairing Your Old House oldhouseauthority.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Porch Floorboard Repairs That Last Old House Expert Tom O'Brien Explains How Recently someone asked us about replacing rotten tongue and groove porch floorboards that were installed only a few years ago. Our "Ask the Authority" expert Tom O'Brien explained how to prevent the new boards from deteriorating as quickly as previous repairs by, among other things, properly sealing them before installing. Tom outlines the process step-by-step in an article just posted on our website oldhouseauthority.com [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010PxQf1PIYOHAMzF7aq-3aErCN8PJQi1LUwUJUJUPA6I3VAb5dLGP4QdF0rekr4De2zz745nj5nbXaY5tJLtHm6P7nysO2nuXM5ZBCfPMRlwS7POqNmN4RpN4LI_0pokW]. Oldhouseauthority.com offers a treasure trove of Tom's advice on topics such as hanging doors, repairing old plaster and containing lead paint. A veteran restoration carpenter, Tom writes frequently about construction practices and old houses. Check out this latest how-to column as well as our other useful features on how to skillfully buy, sell, preserve or repair old and historic properties. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About Old House Authority We connect property owners with preservation professionals to ensure the historically appropriate rehabilitation of old houses. Many skilled craftsmen and specialists work independently and are not easy to find. 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URL: http://mail.connectnetwork.org/pipermail/preservation_connectnetwork.org/attachments/20080903/7baf53fb/attachment.html From dherring at richmondneighborhoods.org Fri Sep 12 11:22:47 2008 From: dherring at richmondneighborhoods.org (David Herring) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:22:47 -0400 Subject: [Preservation] ACORN Learn from the Experts Workshop Message-ID: <48CA8947.5050403@richmondneighborhoods.org> A.C.O.R.N. is pleased to offer a hands-on / on-site workshop on how to repair decorative plaster detailing in historic homes. Master craftsman Bill MacArthur will conduct this exclusive workshop on location at 719 Spottswood Road in Byrd Park, a singularly beautiful historic property. Participants will learn all the steps involved in decorative plaster repair and will have a chance to do some of the repairs under Mr. MacArthur's supervision. This is one-of-a-kind chance to see plaster molding recreated using the same century-old techniques that were used by craftsman who?s work can only be found in historic homes. Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008 Time: 9:00am - 12:00 pm Where: 719 Spottswood Road, Byrd Park Richmond, VA 23220 Directions/Parking: At the corner of Spottswood and Trafford Road facing Byrd Park; parking available on street Cost: $10 for A.C.O.R.N. Members, $15 for the general public Take advantage of this opportunity to see a beautiful historic home under renovation, learn plaster mold creation from a true craftsman, and try it out yourself! RSVP soon, as space is limited. Please contact: David Herring dherring at richmondneighborhoods.org or Giles Harnsberger giles at richmondneighborhoods.org Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (A.C.O.R.N.) Phone: 804-644-5040 email: info at richmondneighborhoods.org Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods 104 Shockoe Slip, Lower Level Richmond, VA 23219 (804)644-5040 -- David Herring Executive Director A.C.O.R.N. ~ The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods 104 Shockoe Slip, Lower Level ~ Suite C * Richmond VA 23219 Ph: 804-644-5040 Fax: 804-644-5042 www.richmondneighborhoods.org