Restoration
Historic Home Restoration in Sacramento & the Gold Country
Having fully restored our own 1880 Victorian home, we understand the challenges and rewards of preserving the era of a historic home.
Historic home restoration that preserves the character of the original while bringing systems and finishes up to date.
Older homes throughout Sacramento, Auburn, and the surrounding Gold Country often carry architectural details worth preserving — original trim, period windows, historic proportions, hand-cut moldings, and floor plans that reflect how homes were actually built a century or more ago. Marksman Builders approaches restoration work with attention to those original details, coordinating with designers and craftspeople who understand period-accurate construction and know the difference between a repair that respects a home’s history and one that erases it.
Restoration work carries its own set of challenges that a standard remodel doesn’t — original materials that are no longer manufactured, wiring and plumbing that predates modern code by decades, foundations that have settled unevenly over a century, and window and door openings that don’t match any current standard size. We’ve worked through all of it, on our own home and on projects for clients across the region, and we bring that hands-on experience to every historic property we take on.
Recent restoration work includes a full interior and exterior renovation of a historic home in East Sacramento, where original period details — crown molding, wainscoting, and the home’s original window proportions — were preserved throughout the project while electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems were fully modernized behind the walls.
What We Restore
Restoration Services
- Historic Home Restoration — Preserving original architectural details while updating structure, systems, and finishes.
- Period-Accurate Detailing — Trim, millwork, and finish work matched to a home’s original era, including custom millwork when original profiles are no longer available off the shelf.
- Structural & Systems Updates — Bringing electrical, plumbing, and structural elements up to current standards without compromising historic character.
- Exterior Restoration — Siding, windows, and trim work that respects the home’s original design, including matching historic paint colors and material profiles.
- Foundation & Structural Repair — Addressing settling, structural movement, and code upgrades common in homes built before modern building standards.
Why Restore With Us
Restoration work requires a different kind of attention than new construction — knowing what to preserve, what to carefully update, and how to match new work to old so the seams don’t show. It also requires patience: uncovering what’s actually behind a century-old wall often changes the scope of a project once work begins, and a contractor without restoration-specific experience can end up making costly, irreversible decisions under that pressure. Marksman Builders brings 40+ years of Gold Country and Sacramento-area building experience to that balance, along with firsthand experience restoring our own historic home — so we’ve made these decisions ourselves, not just for clients.
Service Area
We take on restoration projects throughout Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, and Nevada counties, including older neighborhoods in East Sacramento, Midtown, Auburn’s historic districts, and Gold Country towns where 19th and early 20th century homes are common.
Have a Historic Home in Mind? Tell us about your property and what you’re hoping to preserve or update, and we’ll talk through the possibilities. Discuss your restoration by contacting us today at 530-885-7300.
