Wanamaker Restoration

Wanamaker Restoration has expanded business, combining historic restoration with Champlain Valley Millworks, a showroom and distributer for Green Mountain Windows and Doors. We are still in Burlington, Vermont, but are now located at 16 Kilburn Street, facing Pine Street. Our Green Mountain Window showroom features an array of  quality windows, both Classic and Milestone series, [...]

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Hi Amy & Ron:    The house we purchased was built in 1890.  I am wondering what to do with the basement as it is wet.  Is this a major concern?  Is the house going to crumble in on itself?  What are Vapor Barriers?  Would a Dehumidifier help?  We are going to extend the drains [...]

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Ron and Amy were far more than just contractors; they were our guides.  They helped us understand that many of best parts of the house we had bought were hidden, not ruined: the woodwork covered in paint, the tilted and seemingly unrepairable windows,the stained and bashed floors. But they also listened carefully to what was [...]

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Preservation Burlington presents Historic Wooden Window Workshop Sponsored by Freeman French Freeman, Inc. and Wanamaker Restoration     Place:  462 South Willard Street                      Date:  October 18, 2008              Time: 9AM-4PM                                                Cost: $70 Members/$80 Non Members (bagged lunch included) Instructors: Ron Wanamaker and Amy Mentes – Wanamaker Restoration Contact: presburl@gmail.com or call 802-578-5837   Workshop Overview:  Historic [...]

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A lot has been said over the years about the aesthetic and economic value of historic preservation but lately the media has been talking about the real benefits of preservation and how the values and actions undertaken by so many people for years is in fact helping to “green” the planet. When we undertake work [...]

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WINDOW RESTORATION By Zoe Richards, Catherine St, zrichard@uvm.edu Tue, 05 August 2008   Hi All – Greg’s post looking for new window recommendations made me want to share our experience when faced with the same window problem.  When we bought our house a few years ago, we assumed we needed to replace the windows.  Most [...]

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While walking around Burlington I can’t help but notice all of the beautiful historic homes. The first feature that I notice on these old buildings are the windows, also thought of as the eyes of the building because they allow us to see out, as well an invitation for light to enter. It’s like Paul [...]

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Sometimes it’s not worth working on Mondays. Let me back up just a bit, last fall exactly. One of the joy’s of restoration carpentry is when a missing or deteriorated piece of ornate molding can be repaired by a length of the original material that was found in the basement of the subject house. When [...]

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I think the Free Press would do well to give equal time to both sides of the “historic preservation” issue.

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