June 2, 2008 (Day 127)

Something Old, Something New

The Vujovich carpenters have finished almost all of the trim in the painted areas of the remodeled house. They are moving on to the stained-oak areas of the house. Some of the original trim pieces were destroyed during demolition. After 110 years, some of these trim pieces were dry and brittle and simply split apart when they were removed. The carpenters are carefully replacing damaged or missing trim with molding cut with custom knives especially made to match the historic trim package. When all of this new woodwork is stained to match, you’ll never know the difference.