Farmhouse Restoration
Job Description:
Rarely seen is a rural farmhouse where stones were actually won from a quarry miles away and brought by cart to the site. Although every stone building which was lined-out in the wet plaster over rubble building stone was done so romanticizing that quarry cut stone was used. Quarried stone used to build with is what has actually happened here. Why did people romanticize this type of formal masonry? Because it was a sign of affluence. You were doing pretty good if you had stones brought in or bricks made and brought in from a distant location rather than using common fieldstone from your own field. The owner was not going to cover this work with an external render of lime plaster, he was going to show the world he was a man of means. Often we see the same high ceilings in historic single homes made of brick and quarried stone. Mortar is the inverted ''V'' in DGM 50. | View Next Job Back to Topics |
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20 Years later we received another comment:
As the owner of this property, I can affirm that having Andy do this project was the best investment we made in rejuvenating our house. The craftsmanship and attention to detail continue to be evident to all that view the result.
Steve, Rob and Jeremiah transformed our old painted-stucco-over-fieldstone home into a beautifully pointed dwelling beyond our dreams. These men are very focused and thorough; their work habits are of a high standard. Unanticipated problem areas were dealt with patiently, carefully and expertly.