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 site by Stefan Hepner
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| Preservation of building exteriors' woodwork may require use of old lumber, or lumber specially selected for durability, including white oak, cedar, locust, or sassafras. Plywood of all types is usually shunned. Replicating original joinery and construction techniques including mortise-and-tenon, generally insures strength and longevity, and is especially important for older buildings. |
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The hand-hewn mortise & tenon frame of this 18th century barn was partially replaced in the 20th century by dimension lumber, to terrible effect. Structural deficiencies necessitated replacing the 20th century framing. Our company used similar salvaged antique posts,joists & beams, supplemented with new hand-hewn white oak, authentically joined. |
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Hand-split cedar shakes used on this Dutch gambrel roof with dormers, with copper flashing throughout. |
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Over 220 - 10"x10"x5" three piece modillion blocks, 33 - 3'H pierced fretwork brackets, and custom-molded pine formed this wood gutter/cornice assembly on a circa 1878 school in Staten Island. |
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| Olek Lejbzon & Co. fabricates all styles of doors and windows, spanning the periods Medieval, Gothic, Georgian, Federal, Victorian, and modern. Ornate arched carved mullions and Gothic tracery are a routine part of our fabrication. |
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