Anatomy of a Restoration: A Builder's Ruminations on the Restoration Process

A builder’s ruminations on charting a path through the competing and often contradictory dictates of best practice, building code, preservation, budget and fidelity to the original.

Christopher Yerke is a general contractor and founder of Restoration Workshop, Ltd., a San Francisco construction firm dedicated to restoration of fine historic homes of any style.  A dedicated old house mechanic, he works to preserve the legacy of his forbears in the trades, by designing and crafting thoughtful solutions to fix the ravages of time. Restoration Workshop is dedicated to training future generations in the love of craft through working apprenticeships.