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.