[MassHistPres] Vinyl siding (was Re: HDC guidelines

Tue Sep 25 16:44:27 EDT 2007

Two great resources on vinyl siding:

1) Vinyl Siding: The Real Issues, A preservation guide for historic  
property owners, historic district commissions, historic property  
commissions, by Jan Cunningham. Connecticut Trust for Historic  
Preservation, 2001. The PDF is available at the CTT web site here:  
http://www.cttrust.org/index.cgi/1745

2) There is a fantastic documentary called "Blue Vinyl" that is  
extremely helpful in dissuading people from using vinyl products on  
their homes. It focuses on the environmental impacts and cancer risks  
of PVC production and is enhanced by the filmmaker's own story of a  
battle with cancer and her parents' decision to put vinyl siding on  
their family home.

The DVD is available on eBay and at many rental stores; I also have a  
loaner copy I can mail out to anyone who's interested.

Cheers,
Rik

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On Sep 25, 2007, at 3:25 PM, John Worden wrote:

> I don't know what your time-frame is, but what you need to do is to  
> educate
> people to the fact that substitute siding (usually vinyl these  
> days) has
> many downsides and is overall less satisfactory than wood  
> clapboards or
> shingles.  Similarly, repairing old windows is not only more cost  
> effective,
> but much better operationally than vinyl replacement windows.  If  
> the HDC
> allows substitute siding & windows, a large part of your mission to  
> preserve
> old buildings will have been abandoned (you will find the MHC  
> guidelines in
> their "red book" says much the same thing).
>
> J. Worden
> Arlington HDC
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>> The Lancaster Historic District Study Committee is preparing for a  
>> special
>> town meeting to bring forward a proposed historic district bylaw.  
>> We have
>> received from MHC the recommendation to proceed.
>>
>> Does any presently established Historic District Commission(s)  
>> have a list
>> of recommended house sidings and windows including  
>> manufacturers?  .  The
>> recurring questions and concerns at all our public meetings and the
>> hearing
>> are about financial hardship for the property owners pertaining to  
>> siding
>> and replacement window choices.  Since the guidelines are  
>> established by
>> the
>> appointed commission once the bylaw is past some citizens are  
>> hesitant to
>> support the bylaw.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions are appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
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>> Joan Richards, Office Coordinator
>>
>> Lancaster Historical Commission
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>> P.O. Box 351
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>> Lancaster, MA 01523
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>> 978-368-1162
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>> (office open Tuesdays only)
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