tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post4853521183734568052..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Not to Be MissedCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-89240864688076910772011-04-02T18:43:53.314-04:002011-04-02T18:43:53.314-04:00And, I think Hardiplank of any sort should be proh...And, I think Hardiplank of any sort should be prohibited when making repairs to genuinely old houses. It's the use of Hardiplank for new construction in historic districts that's at issue.Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-59965721131378667002011-03-30T15:19:45.028-04:002011-03-30T15:19:45.028-04:00OK. I've gotten enough comments to convince me...OK. I've gotten enough comments to convince me that a clarification is needed. My information is that there are two kinds of Hardiplank: one with a faux wood grain, which was used on the orange building at Warren and Front streets, and one without the faux wood grain. The latter was used on Crosswinds, 13 South Second Street, and probably elsewhere. My recommendation was that the use of Hardiplank with faux wood grain be prohibited in Hudson since it is very unrealistic, and frankly looks more like vinyl siding with faux wood grain than anything in nature.Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-31360399314489054622011-03-30T15:07:36.854-04:002011-03-30T15:07:36.854-04:00You do a wonderful job with this site, but sorry: ...You do a wonderful job with this site, but sorry: it's just this kind of needless obsession that gives the anti-preservationists unfortunate credence. <br /><br />Have you not noticed some of the disgusting hovels that escape the wrecking ball because of historical protection? Time for some coherence here. And let's not forget what kind of taxes this once empty lot likely pays, being on the south side of Warren.RBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786039564040600283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-5737118850449276082011-03-30T15:06:10.184-04:002011-03-30T15:06:10.184-04:00I quote from an article written by preservation ar...I quote from an article written by preservation architects Walter Sedovic and Jill Gotthelf, which was published in the Journal of Preservation Technology. They are talking about wood windows, but what they say about wood goes for wood siding as well:<br /><br />"One of the great virutes of historic windows in the quality of the wood with which they were constructed. Historic windows incorporate both hardwoods and softwoods that were often harvested from unfertilized early-growth stock. Such wood has a denser, more naturally occurring grain structure than what is generally available today from second-growth stock or fertilized tree farms. Also, historically, greater concern was given to milling methods, such as quarter- or radial sawing."Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-42800541541029303112011-03-30T14:46:04.806-04:002011-03-30T14:46:04.806-04:00Inferior wood, first time I heard that one. It'...Inferior wood, first time I heard that one. It's pretty scary if trees growing for eons suddenly became inferior in 200 years. I think the old stuff rots just as well as the modern version.SlowArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182629761582261749noreply@blogger.com