O’Kane Notebook VIII: Joinery, Exposed!

On Friday, Scott finished removing the trim from the Pink Parlor, pictured above.  I had eagerly anticipated the joinery surrounding the fireplace, given our recent work on another fireplace surround.  The displaced surround, turned upside-down, is below: When I think about the era in which this house was built, in a relatively new country, with…

Yours Gluely

The Hill fireplace is nearing completion.  From the outset, this project has been among our most rewarding.   We designed the panelled wall using HABS drawings from a house built by the father of the builder of this house.  Knowing that the design is grounded in historical precedent lends the project a sense of purpose greater than that…

HABS to Watch Out For

Tomorrow we embark on the building of the Hill fireplace.  The Hill house is a turn of the 19th century farmhouse, with all the attendant revisions and additions.  The owner wants to restore her fireplace to reflect the time period it was built and the building trends in her region. Through her own research, she…