Historic Restoration - Tom Clemmens

We take pride in restoring the architectural integrity of old buildings.
Our skilled craftsmen use specialized techniques, tools, and the latest
equipment to preserve their beauty and character for future generations.

Yorktown Presbyterian Church
1829 Greek Revival Church. Total Exterior restoration of the Yorktown Presbyterian Church maintains architectural integrity; restores rotted window sashes while preserving old glass; and replaces four layers of asphalt with a wood shingle roof.

Rose House, Mt. Kisco, NY


Rose Tower: Complete restoration of the tower on the Rose House, Mt. Kisco, NY, including carpentry repairs, duplication of period woodwork, new slate and copper roof, and finishing. We own and erect our own scaffolding which can substantially reduce the overall job cost to you. By the way, you might recognize this house if you saw the movie "Ragtime."

Trinity Episcopal Church, Fishkill, NY
	Trinity Episcopal Church, Fishkill, NY: Complete exterior restoration including fabrication, installation, finishing, and painting of large areas of exterior siding and trim.

St. Philips Church, Garrison, NY Complete exterior restoration including slate roof, windows, and all wooden trim.

		This project included careful removal of the entire original slate roof. Every slate was brought to the ground, hand washed, inspected, and then re-installed using copper nails. As you can see, this Church is mostly stone, but you'd be surprised by how much wooden trim there actually is. All trim was carefully sanded, repaired if necessary, and then repainted.

While the slates were being washed and re-installed, we fabricated, installed, and soldered all new 20oz. copper flashings.
		New half round 18oz. copper gutters and round copper leaders were also fabricated, soldered, and installed.
	We were able to salvage enough slate for all faces except the North side, where we used new Vermont slate of the same color and size as the original.
		Years ago, the windows were covered with opaque glass panels with the idea of protecting them from the weather. However, what actually happened was that excessive moisture and heat were trapped, accelerating the decay of the wooden window frames. We removed the "protective" glass panels, then repaired, restored, and repainted all of the original woodwork.

Castle Rock Restoration Project

Building beautiful new homes and restoring historic Churches and houses
throughout Westchester county and Putnam county of New York State since 1975.