features

back together again

A devastating fire in an 18th-century farmhouse gives its devoted owner a chance to restore more than his home

By BRAD LEMLEY11 min

features

FITTING TRIM

In a house that sings with style, moldings supply the grace notes

By BRAD LEMLEY9 min

departments

ASK NORM

Solving problems with siding, moldy closets, and wet basements

VANE GLORIOUS

Weather vanes take on fresh form as they once again dress up America’s rooftops

By JOSEPH D’AGNESE,Hope Reeves7 min

MATERIALS

Stalk Market

Bamboo’s value is shooting up

By JEANNE HUBER7 min

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SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS

IN THE LAND OF SHINGLED ROOFS, THATCH FINDS A HOME

By JIM MORRISON7 min

FINANCES

Mind Over Money

How to avoid the mental mistakes that can send renovation costs through the roof

By GARY BELSKY7 min

features

The Charge of the Tool-Belt Brigade

This Old House and a team of community volunteers overhaul an ailing Colonial in Connecticut

By JOSEPH D’AGNESE6 min

FALL TV PROJECT / A HOME FOR THE NEW CENTURY

building on tradition

This Old House looks to the past to find the future

By BRAD LEMLEY6 min

UPKEEP

Tall Order

Old porch columns can be saved