Old House Journal

HOPE AFTER THE FIRE

We got a phone call from the distraught owner of this Victorian house in Portland, Oregon, telling us that their renter had accidentally set fire to their beloved home. They’d been living and working in Ireland at the time and needed a trustworthy firm to restore the house while they were abroad. (The first contractor they’d talked to had recommended a tear-down!)

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