Our services.
Renovate.
Making changes in a structure is a significant decision. With twenty-three years of experience, History Lives provides you with supportive guidance to actualizing your ideas.
Build.
Craftsmanship and lasting quality are two of the most important elements History Lives brings to each project. Knowledge of how to blend traditional building techniques with current practices and building codes, ensures things are properly constructed and beautiful.
Restore.
Older buildings and their components deserve respect and understanding. More than 50% of our business is in vintage homes. Working with plaster walls, balloon framing, single pane windows, porches and other vernacular details is what our name is all about.
Consult.
Projects take creativity, thoughtfulness and different perspectives.
Moving from a notion or idea to a realized plan, engaging the project and finishing with things looking and performing the way they are supposed to can be a lengthy and overwhelming process. Some potential players in this process are architects, designers, plumbers, electricians, framers, HVAC contractors, roofers, masons, flooring contractors, painters and tilers. A general contractor might ease some of the difficulty by bringing in several trade crews and offering to manage them. Ideally, they will meet with you to help with the hundreds of decisions. Where should outlets go? Where should light switches go? How do we incorporate a vent into the wainscoting? What countertop material should you use? Should the entire floor need replacing, or is there a way to incorporate new flooring with existing? Many hands need to come together under the common goal of providing you what you desire.
History Lives offers you knowledge of building practices, building materials, code compliance, twenty plus years of experience and outstanding communication skills to make sure you are being informed so you can make educated decisions. History Lives will be your advocate, making certain everything is getting done properly, the way it’s been agreed to. The goal is always to make your ideas and design a reality.
With us as your consultant, contractors, designers, and other involved parties will be held to fulfill the contractural obligations they have with you.