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Heritage craftspeople
Qualified masons, roofers, carpenters and joiners
Les Créations Cornici inc.
General Contractor
Créations Cornici manufactures and installs ornaments in plaster and reconstituted stone (fireplace mantels, moldings, decorative columns, ceiling roses) for residential and commercial projects in Quebec. Specialized in heritage restoration and custom projects.
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Les Entreprises Cam Construction
General Contractor
Les Entreprises Cam Construction is a general contracting company based in Montreal, active since 1991. We now have a team of about forty employees and hold a licence from the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ), along with liability insurance. We serve our clients in both French and English. Our focus is exterior renovation. We do a lot of balcony repair work, all types included, as well as masonry, heritage restoration and slate roofing. Heritage restoration takes up an important part of our projects in Montreal, where many buildings require special expertise to preserve their original character. In Montreal, we mainly work in the boroughs of Rosemont, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Hochelaga and Ville-Marie, and we also travel as far as Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Montreal-Ouest. What sets us apart is how we handle a project from start to finish: we take care of the necessary steps with the city to obtain permits, and we also help our clients look into available grants for their work.
View profileMaçonnerie M. Corriveau inc.
Mason & Bricklayer
Maçonnerie M. Corriveau Inc. is a company from Ascot Corner (Estrie) specializing for more than 30 years in residential and commercial masonry, heritage restoration, and facade inspections. Installation/repair of bricks, stones and concrete.
View profileHeritage articles
Advice, guides and news on heritage renovation
Insulating an old wall without trapping moisture
Done wrong, interior insulation chills the brick, keeps it wet and rots joist ends. How to insulate an old masonry wall without dooming it.
Ornamental plaster: rosettes, cornices and the heritage interior
On the ceilings and cornices of a heritage home, ornamental plaster tells as much as the brick outside. How to read it, recognize it, and preserve it.
Exterior paint: the first maintenance step for a heritage home
Paint protects more than it decorates. When you stop repainting a heritage home, the wood rots, the masonry cracks, and the bill climbs fast.
Montreal balcony brackets: reading and restoring a heritage detail
On Plateau duplexes, these carved wooden details actually carry the balcony. How to recognize them, why they rot, and how to save them.
Inspecting a heritage home: 12 critical points to check
A standard inspection misses what really matters in a heritage home. Here are the 12 points that separate a good purchase from three years of costly surprises.
The Roof: The Architectural Personality of an Old House
The roof is the first thing nobody notices, yet it defines a building's deepest identity. Gable, hip, mansard, false mansard, flat, pavilion: a complete guide to understanding and preserving the roof of a heritage home.
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Create my free profileIs your home designated?
Before starting work, check whether your building is listed in an official registry. A heritage designation can unlock grants, but also imposes intervention standards.
Grants and financial assistance
Several programs support the restoration of heritage buildings in Quebec.
PSMMPI, Provincial program
Municipal Support Program for Heritage Real Estate, funding through your municipality.
City of Montreal
City of Montreal, grant programs for buildings of heritage interest.
City of Quebec
City of Quebec, heritage restoration grants (Old Quebec and historic districts).
Useful resources
Organizations, technical references and communities for owners of historic buildings.
Héritage Montréal
Organization for the defense and promotion of Montreal's built heritage.
Action patrimoine
Provincial nonprofit dedicated to defending Quebec's built and landscape heritage.
Quebec Cultural Heritage Registry
Official Quebec cultural heritage registry, check whether a building is designated.
Canadian Register of Historic Places
Canadian Register of Historic Places, federal listing of designated buildings.
Parks Canada Standards
Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, the technical reference.
RBQ, Régie du bâtiment du Québec
Verify contractor licenses before hiring.
APMAQ, Maisons anciennes du Québec
Community and expertise for owners of pre-1940 homes.