Cincinnati Historical Restoration Services
Old School Craftsman is your expert historical restoration team in Cincinnati. Both my son Brendon and I believe that historic homes and buildings are relics in today’s age. It takes the skill and precision of a master craftsman - artisan to restore historical homes to their full beauty.
The level of skill and attention to detail that went into homes built in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is unmatched. Brendon and I understand the nuisances of these homes and we want to work with you to repair, recreate, or correct the damage done in the passing years. We can make your historic property look the way it did the day it was built.
I offer craftsman services for homes and properties to any of the greater Cincinnati and tri-state areas. My products have been shipped throughout the United States as well as worldwide to most destinations.
Our expertise covers historic millwork, historic windows and window frames, historical staircases, and even antique furniture.
If you have a historic home or building that could use restoration services from a Master Craftsman of Historical Expertise; proud members of Cincinnati Preservation, Wyoming Ohio Historical Society, Warren County Lebanon Ohio Historical Society as well as listed on the Kentucky Heritage Council listed within many areas of historical preservation expertise.
Vintage Historical Architectural Millwork, Systems, Door & Window Hardware
When I refer to Historical Millwork, I am referring to woodwork that is featured in any historical building or structure. Millwork is something of a broad category and can include any of the following. We can match and create any millwork profile imaginable from any wood species desired.
We have the tooling and machinery necessary for complete "All things Vintage" - RESTORATION, REPLICATION & PRESERVATION equired for your projects success; some examples (certainly not limited to) are listed here below.
- Base Caps, Speed Base, Baseboards, Wainscot, Coves and Crowns, Chair Rail and Backer Mouldings
- Bar Rail and Half Rounds
- Bed, Bevels, Bead and Quirk Mouldings
- Rebates (Rabbets), Dados, Raised and Relief Panels
- Window and Door Casings
- Handrails and Guardrails
- Newel Posts, Balusters, Spindles
- Window Stools, Aprons and Astragels
- Thresholds and Sills
- Gable Drapery amd Gable Ornaments
- Crestings
- Finials
- Grilles
- Porch Drops and Pedestals
- Panels, Picture Frames and Picture Mouldings
- Scotia, Shoes and Stops, Riser,Step and Tread mouldings
- Decorative Brackets, Face Brackets and Corbels
- Gingerbread and Spandrel Mouldings
- Decorative Corbels and rackets (smallest to largest configurations)
- Fireplace Mantels, Overmantels, Consoles, Surrounds and Entablatures
- Ornamental and Deocrative Geometrical Elements
- Egg and Dart
- Band Motives and Diaper Patterns
- Natural Forms and Artificial Foliage
- Bolection Molding
- anel Molding
- Rosettes of any type, size, style and shape
- Interior and Exterior Doors of any size, shape, thickness configurations
- Pocket Door and Trolley Refurbish and Recondition - all styles & types
- Antique Door and Window Hardware Refurbish and Recondition - all styles & types
- Make or repair Hardware & Components when no other options are available
- Clean hardware to original condition without harming original material integrity
- Full Lock Mortise
- Rim and Cylinder Locksets
- Skeleton Keys
- Throw bolts
- Sash locks, sash hooks, sash pulls
- Library Cabinetry, Library Shelving, Library Ladder Rail Systems
- Decorative Exterior Eave, Cornice, Soffit and Gable Entablatures
- Wood Carvings; Clean, Repair, Reproduce, Replicate, Restore, Preserve & Conserve
If it’s Antique, Vintage, Period or Historical Wood Components, Moldings and Millwork - Old School Craftsman is the team for you. We are Cincinnati’s foremost experts when it comes to restoring and replacing Historical Millwork on properties and homes built in the 1700s, 1800s and early 1900s.
Historic Windows & Shutters
Restoring or replacing historic windows can be a delicate process. Not only is antique glass often fragile or warped but it also cannot be easily replaced or replicated. Many people desire the warped, foggy look that can only come from the glass sagging over decades and even centuries.
Add to that, old window frames are sometimes fragile, rotten beyond repair, and can even splinter when inexperienced attempts to repair them.
Brendon and I have worked extensively with historic windows, and we know what it takes to repair the structure of an antique window while keeping those elements (like decorative work and stained glass) that make it unique.
Old School Craftsman performs the following in-house:
- Window and Door Hoods
- Window and Door Caps
- Antique Glass Restoration
- Lead Glass Repairs; Cement, Came, Soldering & Melting
- arrange Quarrels into Quarrys
- zinc and lead came
- Solid and Louvered Shutter Restoration
- from the largest and smallest to the tallest and widest of configurations
- Stain Glass, Lead Glass and Art Glass Restoration
- Window Frame Painting and Refinishing
- Window Sash Build, Rebuild & Repairs
- window pulleys, window sash cords
- Custom Storm Windows; all style and shape
- Custom Screening; all style and shape
- copper screen, aluminum screen, stainless steel screen
- all diameter sash spline materials
- Shutters, Shutter Dogs and Hinges
- full louvered shutters, partially louvered shutters, moveable or false moveable shutters, board and batten, paneled shutters with cut outs of endless designs & medallion shutters - all with or without mouse holes. And any combination of the above shutter types OR any size thereof; in width, height and thickness of all shutter componets (stiles, rails, blades)
- Sash Glazing
- Window Frame Repair and Reinforcement
- Window Frame Complete Replacement
- Hardware and period correct screw fasteners
Antique or vintage window sash and frames are not like those built today. If you have an old window in your home and you want it repaired to its full glory, Old School Craftsman is the team that has the expertise and tools to get the job done the right way.
Jump to "PROJECTS IN MOTION" page to see replications in action
Historical Staircases
Historical staircases can often be overlooked when discussing historical restorations. These antique beauties were often built by hand and cut from hefty pieces of wood. Unlike today where stairs are assembled in a factory. Historical staircases were rarely cut to a standard length, instead they were made to fit the style of the home. This allows for intricate detail but can lead to trouble if a craftsman is used to working with modern stairs that use regulated measurements.
What’s more the location and function of historic staircases can create key discrepancies. A porch’s stairs will be different than a basement’s stairs, which will be different than a spiral staircase.
We can restore, replace, or repair a variety of staircases and staircase components, including (but not limited to):
- Porch stairs
- Balcony stairs
- Indoor/outdoor stairs
- Basement or cellar stairs
- Flat Sawn Balusters - any shape
- Spindles - any profile
- Transition Fittings
- Newel posts
- Structural columns
- Handrails
- Balustrade
- Interior Colonnade
Can Old School Craftsman help you replace or repair your historic staircases? We specialize in quick, efficient, and artful spindle reproductions and replications.
Antique Restoration
In addition to working on historic buildings and structures, Brendon and I can also restore your antique furniture. I love working with historic furniture because the craftsmanship and skill level that went into each piece is rarely matched in today’s world.
Do you have antique furniture? I can repair or restore the following:
- Any antique furniture
- Artifacts
- Implements
- Tools
- Metalwork
- Antique clocks
- Victorian pieces
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