Craftsmanship

In order to restore a heritage house such as Twin Oaks you must be aware that a certain amount of craftsmanship is required to complete the job, an inept hand will not suffice. Rob has been in the carpentry industry for almost 20 years and his attention to detail is reflected in the quality of the work he produces.

Twin Oaks before the roof was redone and before Rob started to work on the fish scales

As is apparent in the photos of the house most of the wood work on the exterior of the house needs to be fixed and as a non-carpenter I had no idea what this meant. Rob would go over with me the steps that would need to be taken while the new roof was being put on but honestly I did not understand what he was really saying.

Detail of the fish scales at the front of the house. Before work was completed

As the job progressed I slowly learned the amount of work that was going into the restoration as well as the amount of time Rob would be dedicating to the home. I knew that this house would take a long time to restore but actually watching Rob do the work started to put it into prospective.

Corner of the house where squirrels had chewed their way into the house.

The front of house, which is not viewable from the street, takes the brunt of the weather. All the wind and rain we get here has taken its toll on the house and with a new roof, gutters and downspouts the wood work needed to addressed.

Rob removed the fish scales from around the damaged corner as well as removed the belt board , exposing the original boarding of the house.

Th beatiful old boards used to clad the house

I was not expecting Rob to be so thorough with the restoration but in order to properly restore the house you do have to take it back as far as you can in order to rebuild parts of the house.