In the year 2000 I purchased this circa 1860 brick town house on a double lot in downtown Frederick Maryland. Here it is seen as it was left, with the restoration all but complete. It took near six years to get it to this point, working weekends and evenings.
Click on the links to access pages documenting the process.
To see what it looked like when first purchased, click here.
Of the many tasks undertaken and repairs made include:
Point up cracks and losses to external morter joints with a soft lime morter
Install new gutter and downspout
Remove up to 1/4" of paint from all trim and windows/sash in the house using a combination of heat gun and liquid stripper, then paint all said components
Replace first and second story floors (laundry and Bath) in rear of house
Reconfigure and install gas dryer and washing machine
Remove cement tile siding from from rear wood clad portion of house
Obtain, strip and paint period doors; find and install period hardware
Level and seed yard, install raised flower beds
