Artisans Renovation

Restoring Old Windows

Frederick Chumley — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:13:34 +0000

Is a job performed with skill, patience and passion to the older homes and buildings.
Removing window stops, cutting loose old caulk and paint form windows closed and shut for 50 to 100 years to replace sash cord and to make operable and functional again.
Often the pulleys are broken and they need replacement or lubrication in order for the new ropes to move up and down with the weights in the pocket area behind the casing (trim).
In addition the glass and putty glazing is in need of restoration and the paint will need to be scraped sanded and repainted.

Deck Addition

Frederick Chumley — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:55:09 +0000

It’s very enjoyable building a deck especially if it’s along way from home and the house is in the woods. From design, estimate, material purchasing, job set up, digging & pouring footings, framing of floor system, decking install to hand rail installed and trimmed out; the work is good and done with patience and quality in every board cut and every nail hammered in.

Savannah Door Install

Frederick Chumley — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:29:26 +0000

We just recently completed a trip to Savannah GA to work on Historic house in the Mid-Town area. The problem and need was to replace a worn out door at the front entry. The floor and frame was more than 3/4″ out of level and the door had a crack at the top that you could see thru to the outside.
The solution was to locate a door same type which was a 6 panel solid wood door, the door unit consisted of full side lites and an elliptical head transom.
The ideal solution would be to replace the complete unit, but the customer was on a budget and the only solution was to custom fit a new door to the frame as is.
The job consisted of demolition existing door slab and hinges; removing metal weather stripping; remove and re=install lock set; remove – restore and re-install solid bronze interlock threshold. Then of course we had to custom fit door slab to an out of level and plumb frame.
Well here is the way it went: Demo as per scope, remove hardware and save, custom fit door by trimming (cut with circular saw)top and bottom, mortised door (router and by English wood chisels)and frame for new hinges solid brass US#3 4 x 4 and installed same, planning (elect. planner)and belt sanding door slab (many times), priming door slab with solvent base paint (before trip at wood shop in Marietta), installing hardware, jamb frame repair at strikers consisted of cutting out broken (special tool) and rotted wood, install new wood with adhesive and fasteners at same. Then we finally installed bronze spring clad weather stripping.
While there that day it was in the mid ninety’s with 100% humid and we had a major thunder storm in the late afternoon. I drank 2 gallon of water and changed shirts 3 X. Also we pulled our big tool trailer with a F250 diesel super duty truck and set up and used many tools to complete the job.
The customers were very friendly and helpful even providing food and entertainment throughout the day. This was a 3 day trip and we visted Historic Downtown Savannah and spent the last night and day at Tybee Island. What a great trip, got paid well, customer and family was satisfied, was a good experience but hard, but hey I’m a master carpenter and a door mechanic as this was not a job for a handyman.
Would do it again as I love working on OLD HOUSES and will travel.

Frederick Chumley

Maintenance & Repairs to Modern Homes

Frederick Chumley — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:43:41 +0000

Most new homes today that have been built in the last 20 years or so are showing up in neighborhoods with many problems for various reasons.

One reason is because they were production built in subdivisions as fast as possible for the most profit by developers and quality craftsmanship is missing from the foundations to the roofs. Not to mention siding & cornice, painting both interior & exterior; also interior & exterior mill work issues.The homeowner has invested hard earned capitol to pay for these homes and need to protect there investments with maintenance as needed.

Another reason many things need to be redone is because less quality materials were used including on the exterior of homes sugar pine for mouldings at windows and doors. The day of slow growth forest is gone as the timber industry is

These areas of the house have all been experiencing wood rot from water, that has been in contact with them and they need to be replaced with a better product such as composites and plastic trim. Also LP/GP siding has its problem and have been apart of class action law suits and the owner needs to replace it with a better product such as Hardi Siding.

At my company we employ Old World Craftsmanship to make repairs and also use the very best products to produce long lasting use for the consumers investment into his home. If your home has problems want you consider contacting me personally to look at your home and address these issues as we can find a resolution to the problems.

Contact Frederick Chumley at Artisan Building & Renovation c770-318-0426 or email me at frchum@gmail.com

1905 Historic Church

Frederick Chumley — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:40:57 +0000

We completed repairs and restoration to the concrete steps and porch landing. We addressed many repairs including removal of carpet adhesive set applied around 1950, structural repairs with major cracks to the concrete steps and refinishing the original octagonal tile pavers at landing.

The removal of adhesive was accomplished with a lot of chemicals, pressure washing, grinding and hard work.

The concrete steps cracks were repaired with epoxy chemical and sand creating a paste and filler. Then we applied a stucco cement product over all steps and risers creating a uniform look and old original finish as was in the beginning.

The tiles after being stripped were tooled with a diamond cup grinder-sander and also honed with a diamond sanding pad. They have a earth tone color of beige and also has a pattern with black tiles creating a diamond pattern which is very interesting.

Finally we applied for the finishes a concrete stain over all steps and applied a clear silcone sealer over steps and the tile landing.

1905 Historic Church

Frederick Chumley — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:28:46 +0000

Restoring concrete steps and porch stoop. We removed carpet which had been laid 35 +_ years ago and it took 5 days to remove adhesive and clean up. After this we tooled cracks and prepared for epoxy chemical repair. Also we found 12″ octagional pavers with a special pattern and are in the process of restoring them.