[MassHistPres] (no subject)

[KChase at ci.somerville.ma.us]

In Somerville, we recently approved the use of "SmartCoat" on a building
where the siding had been removed and replaced with aluminum long before the
building became part of a LHD.  It is not up yet and we have it down as
experimental, not to be precedent setting until we have seen it up and had a
chance to assess the plastic appearance (thickness of ten coats of paint)
and how badly it will obscure the details.  It is going on a Second Empire
home in a fairly good-sized district.  We are hoping that it will look OK.  

The owners were fairly adamant that they wanted to try it despite the
drawbacks of liquid siding.  They understood that the message was too good
to be true but wanted to do it anyway.  Since the siding would be all new
and the building had been in such poor shape to begin with, the Commission
was willing to let it be a guinea pig.  

Kristi Chase
Preservation Planner
Somerville

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Dray [mailto:ericdray at gis.net]
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 10:56 AM
To: HDC Listserv
Subject: [MassHistPres] (no subject)


The NR-listed Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown is considering
using liquid vinyl on its steeple (www.liquidvinylsystem.com
<http://www.liquidvinylsystem.com/> ), installed in New England by Permacoat
New England (www.permacoatnewengland.com
<http://www.permacoatnewengland.com/> ).  It is promoted as being similar to
paint in appearance, but essentially a permanent coating of liquid vinyl.
It expands with the temperature, and is touted as being more breathable than
paint.  They have asked for my opinion.  I am rather skeptical, but was
wondering is anyone has actually used it on an historic building.

 

Eric Dray

Chair, Provincetown Historical Commission

 

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