Message-ID: <700CAE40F44A4A4FA828CB3812FA5B64@ruthf5d2af6e46> From: "Thayne Odier" <Todier@wi.rr.com> Subject: Re: Listserve: Gillett Area Historical Society Siding Restoration Opinions needed Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:47:58 -0500
It will be interesting to see the replies that you get. I would op for
the going with the original siding. If you hope to get the home on the
national Historic Register I believe that you will need the have
restored to the original siding. It is lot of money but it might be
worth the extra effort. Look at the Jeffers grant or call the WI
Historic Society in Madison which might be able to direct you to some
grant dollars.
Good Luck
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From: Gillett Area Historical Society
To: Listserve-Local History
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:57 PM
Subject: Listserve: Gillett Area Historical Society Siding Restoration
Opinions needed
Listserve Members.
We would value your opinion on our situation!
We are a small historical society in a tiny city in Northeastern
Wisconsin.
Gillett Area Historical Society www.gilletthistorical.com has
been getting opinions from our members on the restoration/replacement of
the siding on our Museum, a Victorian home. It is in very bad shape.
In some areas where the 1950s garage was taken off recently there is
exposed “unpainted" wood. Until estimates for the job come in,
fundraising has been put on hold.
We have received a verbal estimate of between $27,000.00 and
$30,000.00 for sanding down to the wood and painting with high quality
paint which "will" last for about 20 years. We have references for the
work the painter has previous done. We were told this would be about a
2 month process. Before that work begins however, we must have the
plastic insulation plugs in the siding replaced with wood and damaged
pieces of siding repaired/replaced (of which there are several). We
have not received estimates for that as yet.
The other option that is being considered is vinyl siding,
leaving the original siding in place and installing insulation board to
seal the building and be combined with aluminum to cover the soffit,
facia , window trim, etc to exclude the entry of some of the bugs and
varmints. The feeling is the vinyl would not have be to be final
solution and could be considered a "30" year fix" that would allow long
range planning and eventual replacement with original type wood
materials if desired.
It is felt because of the urgent nature of the project and the
infancy of our organization plus dollars needed for other projects,
perhaps a quality restoration may not be the thing to do at this time.
Grants have not been considered as yet as it appears that many
require pre-approved contractors, and the general feeling is to have the
work done by locally qualified people. In addition , there seems to be a
lengthy procedure in processing the grant funding.
Below is a photo of the back of the museum, where a portion of
the garage/storage area was attached.
Photo of Cashier at Ice July 2010 Ice Cream Social in
back of museum. (Hoping for sympathy on the siding!) The front of the
museum is not so bad from a distance.
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Gillett Area Historical Museum
110 W Main St Hwy 22
PO Box 85
Gillett Wisconsin 54124-0085
Gillett Area Historical Society
A Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Organization
www.gilletthistorical.com
info@gilletthistorical.com
(Nancy R Smith ~ Member)
920 855 2514