Recommended Resources
These concepts, products and techniques have been successfully incorporated into the restoration of 118 Henry Street: tried, true, and time tested. ’nuff said.
Best Windows Home Server Reference
Philip Churchill’s MSWHS Blog
http://mswhs.com/
Penultimate Southeast Garden Guide
Felder Rushing’s Tough Plants for Southern Gardens
http://www.coolspringpress.net/
Wood repair, window restoration and overall good advice
John Leeke’s Historic Homeworks
http://www.historichomeworks.com/
A scientific approach to building construction
Joseph Lsitburek’s Building Science Corporation
http://www.buildingscience.com
Amazing plaster restoration material
Master of Plaster
http://www.masterofplaster.com/
Dillon Construction Services
http://www.dillonconstructionservices.com
Gypsum product reference (includes plaster products)
CGC, a division of US Gypsum
http://www.cgcinc.com/handbook.asp
Wood epoxy repairs
Abatron, Inc.
http://www.abatron.com/
Best ever floor sander
Everything about southern yellow pine
Southern Pine Council
http://www.southernpine.com/
Wood Floors Online
http://www.woodfloorsonline.com/woodspecies/yellowpine.html
Woodworking suppliers
Woodcraft
http://www.woodcraft.com/
Klingspor
http://www.woodworkingshop.com/
Rockler
http://www.rockler.com/
Must have for Window Restoration
Fletcher-Terry Framemaster Point Driver
http://www.fletcherterry.com
Excellent local source for antique wood
The Wood Shed
http://www.thewoodshedinc.com/
Best interior paint so far
American Traditions
http://www.nationaltrust.org/marketplace/paint.html
General online resources
Journal of Light Construction
http://www.jlconline.com/
US National Park Service Preservation Briefs
http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org/
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
http://www.finehomebuilding.com
