A couple with a puppy and a baby are ecstatic to finally own a historic home…but the exterior has seen better days.

The clients read about Worth Preserving in Hudson Valley Magazine and squirreled away the article, knowing one day they’d need to call. After a site meeting and a bottom-to-top investigation of the house, we recommended they phase their project and begin by restoring the front porch. Since the house was covered in vinyl siding many years ago, the porch has special value as the only original wood fabric that remains visible on the exterior. Modifications have been made, including the removal of a decorative handrail, and many elements exhibit water damage and rot. Fortunately, the previous owners passed down a historic photograph of the house, and Worth Preserving has recruited a preservation carpenter skilled at repairing and replicating wood details. While we're at it, we'll tackle some deferred maintenance on the late-19th-century barn and apply for the New York State Historic Barn Rehabilitation Tax Credit.

The clients read about Worth Preserving in Hudson Valley Magazine and squirreled away the article, knowing one day they’d need to call. After a site meeting and a bottom-to-top investigation of the house, we recommended they phase their project and begin by restoring the front porch. Since the house was covered in vinyl siding many years ago, the porch has special value as the only original wood fabric that remains visible on the exterior. Modifications have been made,  including the removal of a decorative handrail, and many elements exhibit water damage and rot. Fortunately, the previous owners passed down a historic photograph of the house, and Worth Preserving has recruited a preservation carpenter skilled at repairing and replicating wood details. While we're at it, we'll tackle some deferred maintenance on the late-19th-century barn and apply for the New York State Historic Barn Rehabilitation Tax Credit.

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