The Dentler Building came with 46 windows, so we knew that the handling of the windows would require careful attention.  Our task was complicated by the poor condition of the original materials.  The window frames themselves were rotted and decrepit from years of water penetration.  The sashes were in better condition for the most part, although some were

The Dentler Building is a masonry building, meaning that its structure consists of bricks instead of wood frame. Although this makes for an extremely solid building, it also makes all kinds of repairs and improvements a little more challenging to achieve. Unfortunately for us, it turned out that water penetration over the years had loosened the mortar in some of the

Today, we see (from the same vantage point) the demo work being done in the first floor/west apartment. This space will eventually be the living room, and at the far end of the space, a TV room that can double as a guest room.

Demolition begins! The Dentler Building, located in Houston’s historic First Ward and originally built in 1923 as a potato-chip factory, is being turned into a single family residence after decades as a four-plex apartment building. Over the coming months, we’ll record this transformation, designed by Four Square Design Studio. In these photos, you can see the