Stratford Hall c. 1738 - Solo Preservation & Restoration Internship

The Southwest Outbuilding & Main House Warming Kitchen were my main focus during my internship period.

Some of the projects personally & fully completed by me include:

Exterior - SouthWest Outbuilding

*16x16 complete window sash restoration
*Window & door frame paint removal, repair and refinishing
*Masonry repointing around window frames
*Old caulk removal and resealing of all window & door frames

Interior - SouthWest Outbuilding

*Interior plaster repair
*Paint removal from all surfaces
*Reapplication of historic lime washes to interior walls
*Sanding & repainting of interior floating wood panels

Exterior - Main House (Warming Kitchen)

*Damaged door frame and sill removal, repair & replacement
*Wood epoxy consolidation & repair of damaged areas
*Copper pan flashing fabricated & soldered for new sill

Sashes & Panes Labeled and Ready for Glazing, Glass, and Paint Removal:

Lead Paint Removal:

Re-glazing Process with Linseed Putty:
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Sash Reglazed and all Paint Removed:

Primed & Painted:

Same Sash Finished, Trimmed, & Reinstalled:

Lead-Based Paint Removal from Frame:

All Three Sashes Back in Place:

Interior Paneled Room Rough Sanded for New Paint:

Second Interior Chamber in Process of Paint Removal from all Plaster Walls & Ceiling:

Same Chamber Repainted with Simulated Whitewash:

Damaged Warming Kitchen Frame Before Removal:

Moisture Damage to Frame Posts:

Pre-Epoxy Pepair, Consolidated & Reinforced with Dowels:

Epoxy Repair and Rebuild:

Masonry Inside Frame Severely Damaged by Moisture & Incorrect Previous Portland Cement Repointing:

Repointed with Lime Mortar Prior to Frame Replacement:

New Sill Prep:


Construction of new Copper Pan Flashing, New Sill Treated with Borate Agent & Back Primed:

New Copper Pan and Sill in Place: