Inappropriate Building Materials on Main Street
An Epidemic? Is there a Cure?
By Joe Lawniczak | From Main Street News | November 2005 | 223
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msnews-2005-11.pdf |
The author, the design specialist for Wisconsin Main Street, has seen a lot of inappropriate building "improvements" over the years. Whether they resulted from the search for a quick fix, bad trend, or lack of understanding of historic preservation, many of the inappropriate improvements can be reversed or prevented when Main Street organizations are armed with information. Learn all about building materials, the importance of design guidelines, and how you can persuade property owners to make sensitive improvements. Details include the common excuses building owners make for not doing proper restoration; common inappropriate building materials such as exterior insulation finishing systems, vinyl siding and windows; discussion on tools MS program managers can use to encourage sensitive rehabilitations.
