Baltimore, MD
Overview
Baltimore has more historic rowhomes per capita than almost any city in the country — and renovating them is its own discipline. We do period-appropriate restoration in CHAP-regulated districts (Federal Hill, Fells Point, Mount Vernon, Bolton Hill, Otterbein, etc.) and on historic single-families in Roland Park, Guilford, and Mount Washington. That means working with original heart-pine floors, restoring plaster instead of drywalling over it, sourcing matched brick for repointing, repairing original double-hung windows when feasible, and navigating CHAP design review when alterations are visible from the public way. We've filed applications, sat through hearings, and learned which restoration approaches review boards approve and which get bounced back. If you're inheriting a house your grandmother lived in or you bought into a historic district and need to do this right, this is the service.
For any exterior change visible from the street — windows, doors, paint colors, additions — you file a CHAP application and the commission reviews it at a monthly hearing. We've filed dozens. We know what gets approved and what doesn't.
It depends on how much is gone. If 70%+ of the plaster is sound, restoration is usually cheaper and looks dramatically better. If it's 50/50, drywall starts to make sense. We'll assess room by room.
Yes, with proper restoration plus interior storm windows you can get effective U-values comparable to mid-range modern windows. And original windows in good wood last 80+ years; modern vinyl windows last 20.
That's exactly what the walkthrough is for. We bring a flashlight, a moisture meter, and decades of experience. We'll show you what's salvageable, what's reproduction, and what the trade-offs are.
No obligation. We walk your space and give you a fixed-price quote.
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MHIC# 05-147079
PA HIC# PA177445
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Since 2010 · 500+ Projects
