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24 Bay Road, North Falmouth, MA 02556 508-563-9393 |
Complete Restoration |
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| The owners of this historic house, built in the early 1800's, wished to restore the house to its former elegance. Here we will show some of the details we uncovered and restored. We were even able to repair old windows with the old "wavy glass" made during the 1800's by using windows from the barn. |
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With new cedar shingles, we restored the details of the original. This corner section shows the careful matching of new shingles on the right side to the old shingles on the left. |
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In an upstairs bathroom, we kept the old bathtub and old surround shower curtain rod, but installed a new sink and toilet. The wainscotting was meticulously restored and repainted. The floor is new linoleum, but with a pattern from the period of the house. |
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The owners wanted the convenience of a downstairs half-bath, but where to put it? The space under the stairs, while tiny, has been used for this purpose in other houses of the period. By cutting off the top corner of a door, we were just able to squeeze a tiny half bath into the space. |
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There's just enough room for the ammenities. The mirrors help give the feel of more space. In keeping with the rest of the house, we installed period wainscotting. |
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The fireplace itself was in good shape. There was nothing intrinsically wrong with the wooden facade. It just needed some tender loving care. |
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We restored the decorative detail carved into the wood between the fireplace and the mantle with careful sanding and cleaning and a master paint job. |
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| Three years after the house was restored, we began work on the barn on the property. |