RE: Listserve: Gillett Area Historical Society Siding Restoration Opinions needed

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Tom Schlief (kenoshahistorycenter@gmail.com)
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:56:34 -0500



From: Tom Schlief <kenoshahistorycenter@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Listserve: Gillett Area Historical Society Siding Restoration Opinions needed
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:56:34 -0500
Message-ID: <NKEBJCLEMCCKNIDJNLLOKEMECMAA.tschleif@kenoshahistorycenter.org>

If this is an historic building do not use vinyl siding! See if you can enlist volunteer help to repair existing siding and wood trim and have it painted. Blasphemy is a good expression for vinyl siding on an historic structure.

Tom Schleif Kenosha History Center
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[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu]On Behalf Of Gillett Area Historical Society
  Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:58 PM
  To: Listserve-Local History
  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
       
              
       

Museum Siding July 11 20101.JPG HPIM12442.JPG



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