The historic cellar doors under the restored porch at Meadow Garden are once again ready to welcome visitors. Work has recently been completed to repair the doors and move them back to the original location in line with the exterior wall.
The board and batten double doors lead from the exterior under the porch into the cellar hallway. The doors had been painted many times and no longer had period-appropriate hardware. The preservation team removed each door then sanded, primed, and repainted the doors in Charleston Green. New hand-forged hardware was installed and a new door bar for security was constructed. Join us to see all the presevation and restoration work on the cellar at Meadow Garden.
The historic cellar doors had been moved inward from their original location.
The doors were taken out of the non-historic doorframe.
Layers of paint were removed.
Each door was examined and repairs were done.
The repaired areas were them sanded.
More careful sanding.
The original bead on the historic doors was painstakingly cleared.
The sill for the door was built.
The historically sympathetic door frame was installed at the original location.
Period-appropriate hand forged hardware for the door was sourced.
The placement of the hardware was checked.
The placement was checked again with the doors in the new opening.
A new door bar was then constructed.
The doors were secured in place.
The historic doors are finally back in their original position.
The cellar doors were painted Charleston Green.
The restored doors
are now ready to welcome visitors to Meadow Garden’s historic cellar.