Historic Restorations
If you are part of a historic restoration, please give us a call. Let us explain how ‘outsourcing’ the creation of your matching floor will save money, “a bunch of it”, but more than that it gives you creative control, 100%. Find out how. [/vc_message]
Historic Restorations might require 500 or 50,000 square feet Park Terrace, is an example of a very large job. One that was about getting the floor exactly right, requiring multiple drafts; and, no surprise the savings we provided landed us the job.
Historic Restorations are more common than ever
Historic Restorations, rehabilitation, and updating save some of our most amazing properties. Our first post looks at 3 organizations dedicated to preserving historic properties of all types. Mississippi. Louisiana and North Carolina, the states we will visit first; to the volunteers, board members and donors we say thank you. Thanks so much for keeping these amazing properties a part of their community and neighborhoods.
Restorations versus historic restorations
Restoration focuses on preserving and utilizing as much material as possible from the most significant point in the home’s history. Think of Restore versus rehabilitate as historically accurate restorations specific to a time period, versus simply “keeping the overall feel of a property”. Rehabilitation repairs the historic materials when possible but “new” materials are acceptable, i.e. matching an old floor.
Don’t pay for age, create it!
Faux Age
Preservation North Carolina
Preservation North Carolina is known as “the animal shelter for old houses,” awesome nickname derived from their mission. Factory mills, commercial buildings, schools, churches, general stores, and post office are all part of the Endangered Properties Program. Since inception this 4500-member strong organization has rescued over 800 historic properties.
New Orleans Historic Districts
In Louisiana, the Preservation Reservation Resource Center of New Orleans has been the architect of some amazing historic restorations. “The PRC preserves New Orleans’ historic architecture, neighborhoods and cultural identity through collaboration, empowerment and service to our community.” PRCNO.org (2020). From the Garden District to Bourbon street without organizations such as the PRNCO we lose history.
Mississippi
Mississippi Heritage Trust: 10 most endangered
The Mississippi Heritage Trust list the ’10 Most Endangered Historic sites’, which offers us the chance to rescue history. Since 1992, the Mississippi Heritage Trust helps raised money and grants funding to projects all over the state. We love the larger project such as the Sun and Sand located in downtown Jackson, but the 10 most endangered historic sites list is just cool!
Save historic sites
What a great idea, allowing local residents to nominate those places less prominent, to others. The MHT may be the most important of any statewide organization, saving small towns and projects which otherwise would have vanished. For example, In Mississippi, these small rural projects have no private or municipal funding locally, MHT is the net.
Substituting for expensive reclaimed materials
Can Historic Restorations use substitute floors?
Substitutes are rarely accepted and never the first choice of an historic restoration, as they want accuracy. Homeowners desire to all thing ‘reclaimed’ created a thriving market. With this market came a huge range of prices. What defines the way these materials are marketed to the homeowner?
Do not pay too much
People pay $15.00 when $5.00 was fair, happens everyday. Don’t believe that could happen to you? In every picture at least one or all but one of the boards are reclaimed or salvaged, the other new.
