Editorial, Graphics and Photography By: Dr. Christopher Cooper Years ago, we had an excursion to Eastern Ontario with back-to-back workshops being held in Brighton and Kingston. There was method to-our-madness, we had been down to Perth, Ontario earlier in the summer and fell head-over-heels in love with the area because of the vast stock of…
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Repair Your Wood Windows
This workshop will take you through the entire documentation and evaluation process – through to the full repair and restoration process of your original wood windows.
Join the Heritage Maintenance Guild
Do you want more work, or better work? Join the Heritage Maintenance Guild and upgrade your skills with our celebrated professional development courses.
The General Repair and Renovation of an Older House Workshop
The General Repair and renovation of an Older House, from the foundation to the top of the chimney! Saturday March 15th, 2020 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Repairing Antique Hinges
Many wooden doors that have given faithful service for a century or two suffer from sagging because of screw holes which have become, after literally thousands of sharp shocks with closing and opening, too large for the screws. The whole door binds and sags, making it difficult to shut.
Free Picket Fence Plans
I have created a set of drawings in hopes to inspire the reader to recreate this historic landscape in their own front yard!
New Life for an Abandoned House
On this episode of the Chris Cooper show I will introduce the second of our project houses. A long forgotten farmhouse built in 1837 located in Bright, just 5 minutes west of Cambridge, Ontario.
The old Ice Cream Shop, Hubbards Cove NS
The old Ice Cream shop in Hubbards Cove, Nova Scotia
Old Home Living 