by Bob West | Dec 22, 2015 | Historic Restoration, Residential Projects, Restoration News, Uncategorized
In 2014, when new owners purchased one of the grand, 19th-century “summer cottages” that grace historic North Broadway in Saratoga Springs, Old Saratoga Restorations was already intimately acquainted with it. Year after year, the previous owner had hired...
by Bob West | Nov 24, 2015 | Commercial Projects, Restoration News, Uncategorized
Old Saratoga Restorations is starting this week on its part of an effort that will finally give the Saratoga Rowing Association a home worthy of the contribution it has made to the community for nearly two decades. The Saratoga Training and Regatta Center on Route 9P,...
by Bob West | Oct 13, 2015 | Commercial Projects, Facade Improvements, Historic Restoration, Restoration News, Uncategorized
Restoring an historic building takes more than paint and muscle power. It takes a specialized knowledge that’s hard to come by. At OSR, we have spent decades acquiring the skills that allow owners and historic preservation organizations to trust that their...
by Bob West | Jul 15, 2015 | Residential Projects, Uncategorized
Picture the rotunda of the Pantheon, with its oculus peeking up at the sky through a concrete dome. The 28 sunken panels, molded into five rings, are called “coffers.” Wooden – rather than concrete or plaster coffers – were used in the...
by Bob West | Jul 15, 2015 | Building Materials, Residential Projects, Uncategorized
If you need an extra bedroom or bath, a home office, art or craft studio, party or playroom, man cave, home gym, media lounge or apartment for a boomerang child, think about what can be done with the current unused areas of your home. Sometimes a little ingenuity and...
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