[MassHistPres] Windows...longevity...recycling

[Jodi Purdy-Quinlan]

Thank you for all of this wonderful insight.

My in-laws own a circa 1876 Queen Ann Victorian and some of the original 
windows were replaced with vinyl windows....I'm glad I had the hindsight to 
insist that the original windows be saved in case anyone in the future 
wanted to restore the property with the original windows.....they are being 
kept dry in the barn and hopefully one day there will be funds available to 
have them restored and replaced.....

Thanks again....I will keep your informative emails for future reference....

Jodi Purdy-Quinlan
Weymouth HC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alison Hardy" <ahardy at window-woman-ne.com>
To: <cmcarl at mindspring.com>; "Garrett Laws" <glaws at hbuilders.net>
Cc: "Mass Historics" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Windows...longevity...recycling


> And just remember, always ask the homeowner to get an estimate on cost to 
> repair and/or restore the windows. I've just done two estimates in Salem, 
> MA where the HC requires homeowners to go through the exercise and the 
> homeowners are delighted to find out complete restoration is cheaper than 
> replacement windows and the look is far superior. An educated consumer is 
> our best preservation tool.
>
> Carol C <cmcarl at mindspring.com> wrote: Garrett:
> So glad you asked, as I was thinking the same thing.  The Bedford HDC only
> allows wooden replacement windows in the District, to match what is being
> replaced.  True divided lights are preferred, but we have allowed the glue 
> on
> wooden muntins with the stipulation that they are not to come off.
>
> When HDC's start approving synthetic materials for windows, where does it
> stop?
>
> Carol M. Carlson
> Bedford HDC
>
> Garrett Laws wrote:
>
>> Is there anyone out there with the ability to figure out why we are
>> replacing materials 100+ years old with others that are highly UNlikely 
>> to
>> last 25 or 30???
>>
>> Just wondering how to approach this conversation in a way that all of can
>> see what the effects of our decisions make.
>>
>> Garrett
>>
>> Garrett Laws, Manager    Glaws at hbuilders.net
>>
>> The Copper & Slate Company
>> Fine Roofing and Exterior Finish Carpentry
>> 238A Calvary Street, Waltham, MA 02453
>> Phone (781) 893-1916      Fax (781) 893-2041
>>
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