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This Old House: preserving
historical homes economically
“Although the Carpenters had invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into additions and renovations to preserve the old home, Miller had to repair stucco, repoint stone, rechink logs, reseal a chimney and even remove a tree. ‘Tim has seen so much here that I have to do, but he’s helping me do it in small increments. I wished Tim would have been around for my first log restoration when they took off the stucco,’ said Carpenter. “It was leaking all over. I would have water gushing in that front window when it rained. Tim said they used too much sand. You could just pull out chunks.’ Miller believes in using sealers to prolong the life of the work he does. He said that at one time, sealers weren’t used and after a while the work that had been done would start to deteriorate.”
Roxanne Richardson
The Carpenter home: Featured in the Kutztown Area Patriot -
The Carpenter home: Featured in the Kutztown Area Patriot -
Topton mason shares passion
for historical preservation
“Topton Mason, Tim Miller’s latest restoration project brought him to a home now situated as part of Glen Oley Farms. This farm began with a stone barn in 1856 and then two years later, William and Mary Nine built their home of brick not far from the homestead of the famous American pioneer, Daniel Boone. By the late 1800s, the Mt. Penn Trolley (also known as The Gravity Railroad) passed along the farm’s borders for scenic rides through the mountainside to dancing and entertainment at Tower Hotel where, according to berkshistory.org, there was the grandest dance floor and music by famous bands such as the Reading Symphony Orchestra. The years came and went and the home fell vacant and deteriorated.”
Roxanne Richardson
The Broadbent Barn: Featured in the Reading EAGLE -
The Broadbent Barn: Featured in the Reading EAGLE -
Preserving history,
one stone at a time
“Miller worked simultaneously on two renovations in phases. He and his crew worked between restoring the Seidel farm in Maxatawny and restoration work on a circa 1849 section of the Heidelberg Union Church, Slatington, to get it ready for its 275 anniversary celebration this year. A date stone shows a timeline of changes the church had gone through beginning with 1745. There will be a new date stone for the work Miller completed. ‘For their 275 anniversary they would like to have a sign out of stone and the stone is going to come from salvaged stone from Leaser Lake,’ said Miller. ‘It’s the bacon-striped stone which is the Blue Mountain stone which is what’s on the foundation of the church.’ The church’s walls are composed of three layers of bricks. Miller repointed the outer layer and replaced some of the inner layer with existing brick and fresh mortar. According to Miller, it was a unique system of the middle course of brick tying the first and third course together.”
Roxanne Richardson
