" So Richard this is our project this is here. Next undertaking. You're brave -- kind of -- is that it needs a lot of work what's it called could call the doctor Edward north out that's who we believe with the original builder in earlier that same period same period is this the last house found his body things -- Okay I do see similarities to the last house at least in this. Is -- is not a Belvedere staircase on the front that's right and the staircase and the porch probably dates from a similar period of support from the last. Torn down in the hurricane this one was. Heavily damaged in the hurricane Hugo 1989. And it was purchased by a local historical society to save the house and then my -- the Johnson's. Purchase it from them okay we'll meet them shortly apple. How would this house used in the last 1020 years that they would that are rooming house of -- it was part of local college campus that went on to their classrooms inside I actually. It seems quite a bit smaller than the hostile corner. It's a single out that's only one room the then -- that's typical for Charleston so that was a double house that we were look at that's right two rooms deep. And what's going on the backside here this -- relate to and for an early port. Probably 1820s the brick here here right and so the porch with enclosed and and then it was later. Tom turned into. More but double house with them. And clothes from the back and was that also damaged in the hurricane is that what they came down as a result of the -- little thinking debt and -- So that you are rebuilding it and are you gonna be putting any more windows editors the windows will copy of the windows and you'll portion of the house -- making the -- for the windows right now inside making them on site. That's neat too great property out how much land they have it it's about two thirds of an acre so we've got almost 300 feet in depth. This is the carriage house for the house as it dates from the party of 1820s and the owners are living in it now we've renovated. It first before we're gonna remain out of alien visit -- them later but shall we go inside now. Well Richard tell us a little bit about the front facade of the house well you can see that it's. We can see where the porch -- war on the front. That is essentially kind of a federal looking aside and very federal -- over Charleston to be elevated kept it cool and -- ground floor was used for support reasons and a up report youth living quarters -- yes did you think -- New England you would just have a two floors of the federal facade right on the granite foundation it at grade. And you've got the whole thing up and indisputable. I guess it is the Belvedere staircase probably named after the Belvedere palace. Probably the porch. With added early on after the house was built yeah there was originally a small portico. Enter in the main. Living level and here we're -- we intend to keep the staircase. So that you'll keep it and then add a new entrance porch up in the middle that's right and you get rid of all this on either side right so we'll get rid of the brick but will save them and clean them and you can see -- putting the brakes and today we're -- them. On the back -- and how is that I -- is awfully labor intensive does that make sense to do that it does because the old English or old Charleston bricks are about a dollar heats. To buy antique ones and it makes a lot of sense. The steps here I think the brownstone -- they are brownstone probably from the northeast -- to England. May be brought down -- ballast for ships that were coming -- trading with the gulf -- look at that would straighten. Nice teach him. Let's take a look up here we've got a pair of lot of work to do to these stairs -- looks like the artwork have to be reattached. And starters that's right and the brownstone were repaired well look at this doorway. Huge -- at the large doorway it almost ten feet up to the top of the transom yeah. And exceeded the tail on the transom bar. We'll have a lot of restoration work to do that the doorway and the doors -- pretty -- spotlight last as a result. Now that this glass is obviously added and you can see this is probably an original panel. And we're going to replace this in this with panels -- to match it yet when it be easier just to get a new door. Well bit. Given the fact that this is probably an original doors more important keep it with the house. I yeah I agree -- you well can we go inside."

" Well I'm surprised I didn't expect to see don't plaster gone. Well -- and -- the owner thought it was going to be. Thought would be better to gut the house to see -- work needed to be done and so anyway and it -- all the flat plaster out ceilings and walls. So he left the decorative plaster isn't -- a mistake particularly plaster opportunity it's intact and nearly -- like it is we found that we can really save them from wall plaster ceiling actors -- and when -- got that early plaster with a Bettina and that the imperfections in its chain that is gone and it's that you really can't replicate it. But this is pretty extraordinary full dimensional what -- it. There -- 43 by four studs that -- heart pine a long leaf pine which is. Very common but this period they -- been -- very close to the building site there were mills no ponds and a sawmills on the river right near here. And these the early -- nails. Use the nail the last then went and made and the and the -- we'll also and split. But which tells you with an early now so there's a previous owner in the fuel supply here who tore off the plaster and the lap. And it's left us with a totally exposed house including. What I guess is wainscoting in the other room that's the one nice thing about it is we can see the back of all of the finished surfaces and you can see the hand plane marks in this piece of Cyprus and the Cyprus was used -- for the wider boards it was soft and it is easy to us -- wonderful with a -- a look at the -- it. Just beautiful moldings we're getting incredible yet most Adams style wings -- had this. Amount of did you we called Adams after the Adams. Brothers and England really developed this neoclassical detailing is this applied or is it -- It is carved and it's probably Cyprus Cyprus was a soft -- an easy to cost. Well that's wonderful honesty it was in the house and look at this braces pretty -- business. Well the great -- for diagonal stability on the interior partition walls. And that the house being one room indeed it really added a lot of rigidity to the building of course -- the original back wall that we see through there would have been the outside walls for a very neat and you've got all the cornice plastering place but. -- lot of restoration work to be done. We've we have a lot of work we've already reattach some of it -- with with falling. Look at this work is this an original metal this is the original now I'm in this was -- the dining room the living room. And this molding -- appeared to be cartoon that was painted it and now you can see it's it's got a slight glossy tint to -- it's made of composition. Material -- to hunt scene with the box. In the -- church and just exquisite the Adam's Brothers not patented this composition molding in England in the late eighteenth century Annan a lot of these patterns came from England. Maybe the the block that this was cast on -- come from England really well will be learning in weeks to come about how to restore all this but I think this is the tip off of any serious. Restoration job. Not a single shard or little piece of -- of decorative work has been tossed out. Well these are all parts of the cornice and we're saving them a catalogue in them to be cast. For new pieces with a missing ones."