In-depth reports examining the materials and techniques involved with installing and restoring windows and doors in traditionally-designed or historic homes, including style specifications.
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We know you have questions on how hardware can bring out the unique character of your historic home. We've asked industry expert and Director of Product Development at Nostalgic Warehouse, Bill Metzger to help with the answers.
Ask the Expert - Historic Hardware Q&A - What is the difference between mortise and tubular latches/locks?
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Ask the Expert - Historic Hardware Q&A - What measurements do you need to know before purchasing a new set of door hardware?
Ask the Expert - Historic Hardware Q&A - What function do you need for your door hardware?
Ask the Expert - Historic Hardware Q&A - What is handing and why is it important?
Manufacturer of Early American & Colonial lighting fixtures: brass, copper, terne metal & Vermont maple; interior & exterior mountings; CUL/UL-listed for wet & damp locations; lanterns, sconces, table lamps, chandeliers & pendants; custom work available.
Ask the Expert - Historic Hardware Q&A - When purchasing new door hardware, how do you determine the quality of the door hardware set?
Regardless of its traditional style, the front door, the signature of the home’s architecture, is designed to make a grand entrance.
Custom wood windows can be manufactured in unlimited styles, shapes, sizes and wood species and architects today aren’t inhibited in their designs. But when it comes to stock and stock-manufactured windows, what are the constraints?
A look at the growing market in the traditional building sector for skylights and roof lanterns.
Every effort should be made to preserve historic wood windows when rehabilitating and/or renovating historic buildings, rather than replace them.
In many cases, restoring bronze and steel windows may be a good alternative to replacing them. A look at the design and history of these popular--and versatile--metal windows.
Few would dispute that a classical doorway is essential to any period-style home but--columns and pediments aside--is there anything that makes an entrance specifically classical? Perhaps it depends upon your point of view.
