My thanks to all you sent me recommendations and ideas for getting our project done. Below are all the replies that I received. Sue Mietzner -------------------- Fred Fargotstein is excellent; live in Morningside in a great Craftsman house and did two projects for me (412) 362-1537 Direct 1717 El Paso Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206, 1141 I can recommend a plasterer to you who could recommend an architect. CMAC Plastering and Stucco 412/478-3242 - Quality Work. You might try Janet Peterson, at 412 441-2766. If you call her, please tell her you got her number from me. I am an architect who livesin and practices from Highland Park,and I often work on small projects of that kind (I'm currently working on oneon Heberton). Please call me or e-mail me, and I'd be more than happy totalk to you about it. - Michael Eversmeyer Michael Eversmeyer Architect PC 1124 N. Euclid Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-443-4727 Bill Power is a great independentarchitect. He does small work, depending upon his work level. Truly, he does beautiful work. His phone #’s is: 412-635-4659 Tony Albrecht is in Squirrel Hill. He can be reached at 412-303-8578. Chard Carter is incredible. He does great work and he is fine with small and large projects. He completely redid our basement and we LOVE it. He can be trusted in your house and is very respectful. http://www.131shapes.com/ I can heartily recommend Ray Schinhofen at rjs.arch@verizon.net or412.441.0112. This is just the kind ofproject he specializes in. The CommunityDesign Centerof Pittsburgh- http://www.cdcp.org has a program called Ren Plan to help homeowners make intelligent decisions about home improvements; they hook homeowners up with an architect for an initial consultation before proceeding. My friend Rick is a very experienced architect who primarily does renovations and additions, to both commercial structures and homes. R. L. Beattie Jr., Architect 2141 Ardmore Boulevard Suite 1 Pittsburgh, PA 15221 412-351-7711 412-351-7503 (fax) Frank Nelson 412-231-1425 I am sending you a reference of an architect that has incredible aptitude and great design skills. I have copied him as well. When you are ready, I would like to bid on your project. I am a local general that specializes in city homes and I have many references for you to contact. Best of luck… Michael Sciarretti City Dwellings Restoration Company, LLC 949 Wellesley Road Pittsburgh, PA 15206 citydwellings@verizon.net 412.363.5005 Hi-A few years ago, we used Jim Noe (sp?) pronounced NO_EE. He may not be thereany more, but firm is good and not high priced. Lami & Grubb in Edgewood. We met with three architects. This firm was ona whole different imaginative level than others. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping