Carpentry
May 11, 2012
Carpenters install ultraviolet film at Historic New England properties
UV film can help protect both the collections from the harmful rays of the sun and protect the building from inadvertent damage. read more...
February 18, 2012
Lyman Estate objects undergo conservation
Historic New England's collections and conservation experts are working to support the weatherization and energy efficiency project at the Lyman Estate. read more...
September 07, 2011
Carriage barn repairs complete at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
As anyone who has owned or worked on an old building knows, simple repairs rarely remain simple for long. This has certainly been the case with the carriage barn at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm. read more...
August 30, 2011
Browne House repairs shed light on early restoration
This summer, Historic New England's carpentry crew is at Browne House in Watertown, Mass., repairing the sill of the nineteenth-century north ell. read more...
July 26, 2011
Step-by-step plaster repair
The carpentry crew has begun plaster repairs in the tenant farmers’ house at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Mass. read more...
July 21, 2011
Look under the floors at Boardman House
A carpentry project at Boardman House has uncovered "sleepers" underneath the floorboards. read more...
May 27, 2011
A simple repair leads to a major carpentry project at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
In the late fall of 2010 the carpentry crew began a repair at the Spencer-Peirce-Little farm. It seemed simple enough; one of the doors on the visitors' center (originally a carriage barn) was hanging askew. Removing the door revealed the need for a comprehensive structural repair that encompassed the entire façade of the carriage barn. read more...
