"Replicating Missing Historic Porches-Structural" is a fun and intense, five-day, hands-on learning experience. The porch being replicated will be done in accordance with The Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation. You will be part of a team of students building the structural skeleton of the original porch that was removed sometime after 1913 from the circa-1859 Lamb-Munger Mansion in the Central Park National Historic District in Hannibal, Missouri.

This workshop does not teach the finish trimming of a historic porch. You will however, learn how to build all the structural elements of a porch. A class on July 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 will trim out the structural work you complete. This is a tuition-based class with a limit of 8 students. Men & women of all skill levels are encouraged to enroll.

You will be working side-by-side all five days with instructor Bob Yapp. Bob is nationally recognized as one of the top experts in hands-on preservation and has been involved in the restoration & replication of over 100 historic porches. This will be an intense, learn-by-doing opportunity.

You will learn: laying out the porch; creating new pier footings; framing the deck and installing tongue & grooved porch flooring; framing, sheathing and felting the hip roof/balcony; building stairs. Building codes and zoning issues will be addressed as well. At the end of the five days you will know from beginning to end, how to build the structure of a replicated historic porch. At the completion of the class each student will receive a "Certificate of Completion". 

Homeowners, small contractors, preservation staff, preservation commission members, hp students and historic building owners will all benefit from this hands-on, traditional training event. This is a hands-on workshop so you will be getting dirty. Bring work gloves, tool belt and eye protection.

Tuition for this three-day workshop is $450 and includes beverages and lunch. Space is limited to eight students in each session and pre-registration is encouraged to retain a spot in the class. Inexpensive motels as well as bed & breakfast inns are available for out of town students.