Erik Reinert posts: I wanted to share some before/after pictures of my modest restoration project on my 1929 bungalow garage located in Rochester, New York. The project was inspired by this article: americanbungalow/the-bungalow-garage/ Regrettably, I could not save the concrete roof tiles, as their integrity was compromised and some serious rot had occurred in the roof decking and the soffits - all of which I had to repair myself. Otherwise, I took the utmost care to preserve as much of the original material as possible, and I only replaced wood that was already missing due to rot. Pieces that were intact, but showing signs of decay were treated with epoxy resins, and repaired with epoxy putties. To achieve the goal of historic preservation, many shenanigans were involved, the one of which Im proudest is ripping and milling salvaged 3/4 x 8 cedar lap siding into the appropriately-sized 6 Dolly Varden siding for repairs of some large holes on the back created by a rotted and missing car-front dormer (likely added later than 1929) and the previous homeowners’ priority of housing boats longer than the garage. I stripped every square inch of paint off of the siding to ensure a beautiful and long-lasting paint job employing every technique in the book: hand scraping (which lead to a 2-year hiatus), chemicals, heat guns (great for detail work), infrared heat lamps, and power paint shaving tools. Everything was done with lead safe work practices in Tyvek and full-face respirator. Overall, the job took me 6 years to complete, with the aforementioned 2-year hiatus. I did my best to restore the original around the corner doors and hardware, but some integral pieces were missing and I had to jury-rig the system a bit to make it work. I believe the original hardware was made by the Frantz Manufacturing Company based on limited web research. Any help in getting a hold of their 1929 catalog to verify would be greatly appreciated. I believe this may be one of the few remaining examples of this garage style in Rochester, and I would bet dollars to donuts it’s the best-preserved example. The saddest part of the story for me is that I no longer own it; it was sold the season after completing the project (along with the house). But, Im still very proud of it. Hope you enjoy my story and pictures. Thank you for sharing Erik! What an accomplishment. You should be very proud. We love seeing restoration rebuilds like this one!
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:04:02 +0000
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