Work > 6 Maple Street, Chester, CT
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.
A giant fireplace in an energy retrofit? This should be fun.
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).
See all those leaves? We’ve got an open gutter for that (as seen in another project).
sill rot, you say?
sill rot, you say?
CMU? Wait, what? Every day is a new surprise.
CMU? Wait, what? Every day is a new surprise.
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.
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.
Old 2” thick red and white oak sheathing boards. The clapboards (removed) were not original. Neither were the windows.
Old 2” thick red and white oak sheathing boards. The clapboards (removed) were not original. Neither were the windows.
In case anyone wondered if the walls were plumb.
In case anyone wondered if the walls were plumb.
Wallpaper through the ages.
Wallpaper through the ages.
In case anyone wondered if that was once an exterior wall.
In case anyone wondered if that was once an exterior wall.
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!
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!
Remnants of old insulation (seriously) on an exterior wall.
Remnants of old insulation (seriously) on an exterior wall.
Seldom does the actual joint perfectly match the historic record.
Seldom does the actual joint perfectly match the historic record.
The Porch Droop is forming!
The Porch Droop is forming!
The Porch Droop framing is easier than expected.
The Porch Droop framing is easier than expected.
Huber Zip Panels before the windows and doors are cut out. A simple diagram of the air and water barrier.
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.