"Replicating Missing Historic Porches-Finish Work" 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 trimming the structurally replicated skeleton of the original porch which was removed sometime after 1913 from the circa-1859 Lamb-Munger Mansion in the Central Park National Historic District in Hannibal, Missouri. Previous classes built the structure of the porch and created all of the millwork/trim/balustrades. Your job will be to install all the millwork and finish the project.    

This is a tuition-based class with a limit of 8 students. 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: trimming columns; deck balustrade installation; balcony balustrade installation; eave & soffit trimming; corbel & bracket installation; stair case trimming. 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 trim & finish 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. All skill levels are encouraged to enroll. This is a hands-on workshop so you will be getting dirty & working hard. 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.