It's a shame when a historic structure is permanently ruined in the name of energy efficiency. This two storey home has been wrapped in a blanket of urethane foam insulation and then covered with vinyl siding. The original brick and it's appropriate and pleasing detail is irreparably damaged, and what it is being covered with will not last half as long or look half as good. Insulating from the inside is a more sensible approach, it allows for upgrading of wiring and other services at the same time. Add in the unsympathetic style of window, the bland color of siding and the fact the foam insulation has lost R-value from being exposed to UV radiation for more than two months and this just goes from really bad to really sad.
Rory McDonnell is a General Contractor, Licensed Carpenter and Architectural Designer with Build, a construction firm in Stratford, Ontario, specializing in new custom homes and renovations.
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John Roberts
10/24/2014 02:23:03 am
Hi my name is John, I am a licenced Carpenter/Contractor, as well, I hold an engineering degree. I would first like to say that I drive by this property on a daily basis and think what they have done to this place is night and day from what it did look like. I appreciate the time and effort that has gone into this place and I understand its a work in progress. It's hard to judge something thats not completed but I cant say enough about the work that has been completed to this point. I do know It's pretty hard to tell the quality of work and whats been done to both the inside and outside through the lens of a camera. I also disagree with almost everything you say in your blog regarding this propery, but to each its own, everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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Rory
10/24/2014 09:04:39 am
John,
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