Residence
Springfield, Ohio

A complete exterior restoration was performed on this 19th century historic brick house, restoring much of the original detail that had been lost from the initial fabric.  This work included:

• Installing a new slate roof with ornamental copper cresting.
• Installing new copper liners in the built-in gutters, new copper hanging gutters, and new copper downspouts.
• Structural stabilization to the existing roof rafters.
• Removing the blue paint that was covering the brick and then cleaning the brick.  Both steps were completed using environmentally friendly products from Prosoco.
• Repairing the brick wall, with more than 3,000 bricks being replaced with a matching, salvaged brick. 
• Prepping and pointing the mortar joints with a matching lime putty mortar provided by U.S. Heritage.
• Restoring and rebuilding the stone foundation.
• Replacing all the windows on house with wood windows to match original. 
• Installation of new stone lintels under the new windows.
• Rebuilding a new porch where the original had been removed years ago.
• Installation of new wood siding in rear to replace old deteriorated siding

	The new slate roof has been installed, prior to paint removal.
	After blue paint was removed, but prior to brick cleaning
	The poor condition of the brick, which had been covered up by the paint
	A close-up of the brick prior to pointing.
	The front part of the wall after cleaning, contrasting with the adjacent back part, which had only been stripped of paint but not cleaned
	The front of the house after the paint removal and cleaning, prior to window installation and porch construction
	A close-up of the cleaned, repaired, and pointed masonry.