Hat Trick Renovation

09/20/2025

Join us this weekend at stop #5 on the River Bend Home Tour! 9/20-21 from 10-4.

04/23/2025

Thanks to the Des Moines Register for featuring us in their story on historic preservation.

Historic homes have stories to tell, but they can be lost to history if they aren't preserved. A look at a few that were saved in Des Moines.

04/19/2025

OLD BUILDINGS MATTER ❤️🤍🩵
Old North Church Boston 250 years later. This is the "one if by land, two if by sea" church from the American Revolutionary War. The moment that was the spark for Paul Revere's ride occurred 250 years ago tonight. If you heard church bells at 6pm (5 central?) that's what they were ringing for.

I love that this building is still standing as a beacon of history.

04/18/2025

We're in the market for a tow-behind boom lift that reaches 40'. I did the math and I can buy a used one and it will pay for itself in two years of our normal work load for summer exterior painting.

Also, we must stop my husband from experimenting with ladders.

04/02/2025

Sorry for scaring everyone yesterday! Here's our real new project update! Historic Goode House is finished! (Well, the interior is at least!) This house has served as our workshop and is now finally in the hands of a family that loves it as their new rental home. Thank you so much to Shandri Photo and Media for taking these beautiful photos for us!

This restoration included passive floor restoration, historic window restoration work, plaster repair, and so much more. Preservation Corps United will be teaching a Historic Masonry class here this Spring, so stay tuned for the exterior glow up coming soon!

Photo credit: Shandri Photo & Media

04/01/2025

Wanted to share a photo of our latest project! We've decided to pivot from Historic Preservation trades work to new construction! Hope you love this new look for us!

02/27/2025

Thank you to for the graphic, but we absolutely stand with trans Iowans. Owner wrote about her experience testifying to Iowa Senate Subcommittee at . Link in comments.

02/14/2025

Thanks to our friends at Window Preservation Standards Collaborative for these Valentines to historic window lovers! If you're thinking of a window restoration project in the Spring or interested in ordering some storm windows, we'd love to be your Valentine contractor.

02/14/2025

Finally got my first steam box for paint removal! I'm very excited about it!

Check out Tanya Keith’s video.

09/07/2024

Our shop at 1337 6th Ave in Des Moines is on the River Bend Annual Home Tour! 10-4 today and tomorrow. Come see us!

09/06/2024

Goode Place is finally getting bricked!! This poor girl has been through some struggles with abandonment issues, but she's finally getting the love she deserves! I'm so excited to work on this beauty this Fall!

08/09/2024

Did you have a chance to see the rooms above our shop space? With the busted up plaster and painted floors? We've finished our 2nd floor rehab and applied for our rental certificate! Coming soon, rooms for rent! Do you know an artist or creative person looking for studio with shared bath, kitchen, and laundry? Send them to us!!