[MassHistPres] FUNDING SOURCES FOR REPAIR OF A PRIVATE HOME IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT?

[Tris Metcalfe]

The owner needs to see what Denis & Garett see with storms and basic stabilizing minimal restoration which has many potential wins;
1. It saves the most money with least cost solution 2. It can get equivalent energy efficiency to costly windows and possibly superior efficiency adding a tight interior storm as triple glazed. 3. It preserves the historic windows with their higher resale value, 4. It has a higher aesthetic charm than modern windows.
Tris Metcalfe
Northampton  

> On Jan 14, 2022, at 1:15 PM, Anne Lusk <annelusk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Couldn't he be required to get three estimates from companies that would properly install new windows (not ill fitting plug in inserts) and three estimates for repairing the existing windows and installing storms? The quality of the new window would also need to be documented because some new windows deteriorate quickly and need to be replaced again.  The estimate for new windows should also include the second replacement windows when these fail.  
> Anne
> 
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 12:42 PM Garrett Laws <copperandslate at gmail.com <mailto:copperandslate at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Additionally (assuming 75+ year old windows) reglazing, painting and adding storms is a MUCH smaller financial endeavour. 
> 
> I’ll never understand why commissions simply allow owner to state “I have a hardship” and nothing further is asked. If anyone can afford a 200+ year old home with windows being the conversation (not structural issues, paint, leaking roof etc etc etc) a “hardship” really isn’t what’s going on. 
> 
> How about a notarised statement from an accountant saying that the owner can’t afford to repair and must replace said item. How about a legal document being tied to the deed stating that historically accurate windows will be installed upon the property being transferred to a new owner. 
> 
> The majority of this group is charged (loosely) with retaining the historic fabric of our cities and towns. Why is it that a single word negates that?
> 
> Garrett laws
> Mass resident, contractor and generally amazed citizen 
> 
> On Thursday, January 13, 2022, Dennis De Witt <abtdewitt at rcn.com <mailto:abtdewitt at rcn.com>> wrote:
> Why is he replacing them?  Why not storms?
> 
> Dennis De Witt
> Brookline
> 
>> On Jan 13, 2022, at 11:18 AM, jaygmca at aol.com <mailto:jaygmca at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The owner of a 200+ year old private home in our historic district is experiencing financial hardship in conforming to the Historic Commission’s guidelines for window replacement. Does anyone know of funding sources (grants, tax credits, loans) that might be available ease the financial burden? The property consists of a main residence and a rental apartment in an accessory building.  
>> 
>> I am grateful for any advice you can offer.
>>  
>> Jim McAuliffe
>> Wellfleet Historical Commission
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