[MassHistPres] Restoring windows and lead paint issues

[WestmillPres at aol.com]

In response to Mr. Tucker, I get your point, but the LAST thing anyone  
needs is the state government in control of determining lumber quality. Could  
probably arrange a surcharge for their "service" to boot. Perhaps even 
require  prevailing wage and DCAM certification as well. Can't trust a job like 
that to  just anyone after all. How about trusting people to know themselves 
what they  are buying. If they choose to buy garbage from Home Depot, that 
is there choice.  We do not need the government to "protect" them. With 
respect and regards, MC in  Halifax.
 
 
In a message dated 12/30/2009 11:34:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
TuckerJ at amherstma.gov writes:

 
I agree  about restoring existing wood features as a 
conservation/preservation  measure. 
However, the  quality of lumber depends on its source.  Farm/forced lumber 
is either  from plantations in the southern or western U.S., or abroad.  
Holding out  for lumber of the quality seen in the 18th and 19th  centuries 
encourages the mining of remaining old growth forests (here or  abroad), which 
is less than useful. 
There are  good local sources of sound lumber from mature trees, but larger 
window  manufacturers, urban/suburban contractors and homeowners use the 
price point  determined by Home Depot or Lowe’s as the baseline for purchasing 
their  wood.  That cuts local options out of the market and sustains the 
current  mire of wasteful stupidity. 
Maybe it’s  time for the Massachusetts legislature to start requiring all 
home products  manufacturers who sell their wares in the Commonwealth to 
certify that they  have acquired and include in their product some minimum 
percentage of raw  material from Massachusetts or at least New England  sources. 
Jonathan  Tucker 
Planning  Director 
Amherst  Planning Department 
4 Boltwood  Avenue, Town Hall 
Amherst,  MA  01002 
(413)  259-3040 
_tuckerj at amherstma.gov_ (mailto:tuckerj at amherstma.gov)    
 
 
From:  masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu 
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On  Behalf Of jade
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:24  AM
To: Marcia Starkey; Dennis De Witt; MHC MHC  listserve
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Restoring windows and lead  paint issues

 
today's lumber is mostly  farm/forced grown wood...it is far inferior to 
lumber available even 75 years  ago...new window frames--whether all wood or 
vinyl/aluminum clad--are made  with finger jointed wood as is a lot of the 
trim...a new window made from  spanish cedar or mahogany and with mortise and 
tenon joinery will offer a  century or more of service if properly 
maintained...of course the product's  longevity will be reflected in its price...
 

 
looking at the long term  scenario, restoration of windows from the 1940's 
and before is by far the best  investment, financially and environmentally...
 

 
jade Mortimer 


 
----- Original  Message ----- 
 
From: _Marcia Starkey_ (mailto:mdstarkey at crocker.com)   
 
To: _Dennis De  Witt_ (mailto:djd184 at verizon.net)  ; _MHC MHC listserve_ 
(mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu)   
 
Sent: Tuesday,  December 29, 2009 11:35 AM
 
Subject: Re:  [MassHistPres] Restoring windows and lead paint  issues
 

Is wood window sash an  acceptable compromise to reduce the use of 
synthetic 
materials, promote  beneficial industries and forest management? (you can 
always tell these  folks from western Mass.)

Marcia  Starkey





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