Historic Door Complete Restoration

Circa 1850's brick farmhouse original front door

This door needed a complete restoration to preserve it. It had taken years of weather damage before the new owners purchased the home. 

All parts labeled before disassembly

Gently finish the split in the panel

Glue and clamp

Paint stripped, parts primed, time to reassemble

New dowels to hold mortise & tenon joints

Filler to rebuild profiles

Historic Door - Complete Restoration

We apologize for the lack of proper finished photos. This was a very early project for us, and we hadn't learned the importance of good final shots yet. However, because of the age of the door and complexity of the process, we felt it worth sharing. 

1st interior coat of paint

1st exterior coat of paint

The return home