Creative Rebirth: The Restoration of an 1800s House into a Community Art Center


Casa Buena Builders has been very active in the reconstruction and restoration of historic buildings for our community. Such was the case with the house located at 146 Sayles St in Woonsocket. The idea behind renovating this house was to give back to the community, as the first floor is set to become a communityContinue reading Creative Rebirth: The Restoration of an 1800s House into a Community Art Center

“Learning Preservation Carpentry One Step at a Time”


We’d like to share a great article the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) published about us titled: Learning Preservation Carpentry One Step at a Time. The article written by Keating Zelenke, who is a Special Projects Fellow of the PPS, talks about the efforts our president, Noel Sanchez, did to train a group of five young workersContinue reading “Learning Preservation Carpentry One Step at a Time”

Sharing knowledge with the new generations


We are happy to share with you that one of our dreams has come true, train new generations of restorers to give continuity to the maintenance and improvement of the historic houses of our beautiful community. Casa Buena Builders has been invited to join a nine-week program at the municipally-owned Hopkins House (1756), which hasContinue reading Sharing knowledge with the new generations