We love to experiment, so why not use our own future office as a laboratory? We’re moving into a 1740s colonial in Chester, but before we do, we’re giving it a deep energy retrofit.

We love to experiment, so why not use our own future office as a laboratory? We’re moving into a 1740s colonial in Chester, but before we do, we’re giving it a deep energy retrofit.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple fireplace

A giant fireplace in an energy retrofit? This should be fun.

See all those leaves? We’ve got an open gutter for that (as seen in another project).

  iPhone 8 2020-10-06 07:44:30 f/1.8 1/120sec ISO-50 3.99mm Horizontal (normal) iPhone 8 2020-10-06 07:44:30 f/1.8 1/120sec ISO-50 3.99mm Horizontal (normal) iPhone 8 2020-10-06 07:44:30 f/1.8 1/120sec ISO-50 3.99mm Horizontal (normal) credit: Wyeth Architects, LLC

 See all those leaves? We’ve got an open gutter for that (as seen in another project) iPhone 5 2016-08-29 17:56:52 f/2.4 1/30sec ISO-50 4.12mm Horizontal (normal) iPhone 5 2016-08-29 17:56:52 f/2.4 1/30sec ISO-50 4.12mm Horizontal (normal) iPhone 5 2016-08-29 17:56:52 f/2.4 1/30sec ISO-50 4.12mm Horizontal (normal) Credit: Wyeth Architects

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple – sill rot, you say?

sill rot, you say?

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple cmu

CMU? Wait, what? Every day is a new surprise.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple chafered column

Found a nice, chamfered column hidden in the exterior wall of one of the old additions. Our guess is it was a salvaged column they found someplace else and used it for the addition’s original build.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple beam 3

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple beam 2

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple sheathing boards

Old 2” thick red and white oak sheathing boards. The clapboards (removed) were not original. Neither were the windows.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple wall

In case anyone wondered if the walls were plumb.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple Wallpaper through the ages.

Wallpaper through the ages.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple wallpaper

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple wallpaper 2

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple wallpaper

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple wall

In case anyone wondered if that was once an exterior wall.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple scarf joint

YOU may not get excited when you see a column and beam intersection right where you want a window, but WE do. We’re leaving it! Check out the scarf joint right in the middle – couldn’t have planned it better! Credit: Wyeth Architects

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple wall

Remnants of old insulation (seriously) on an exterior wall.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple joint

Seldom does the actual joint perfectly match the historic record.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple porch droop 1

The Porch Droop is forming!

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple porch droop 2

The Porch Droop framing is easier than expected.

Wyeth Architects 6 Maple Huber zip panels

Huber Zip Panels before the windows and doors are cut out. A simple diagram of the air and water barrier.

Our Deep Energy retrofit is getting some attention! Thanks to Zip 06 for covering our latest project.

Our Deep Energy retrofit is getting some attention! Thanks to Zip 06 for covering our latest project. Photo credit: Zip06