The Beach That Got Bigger!
With the footprint of the Beauport Hotel established you can see how much more beach there is!http://www.capeannimages.blogspot.com/2015/04/views-from-and-around-fort.html
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I am no fan of vinyl siding, but some of the new stuff is much better. Look at the shingles on the gas station/convenience store on the causeway[damn,I think that is where I saw them haven't been...
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I've seen the OSB suffer thru rainstorms with no ill effects....if you did that with particle board it would swell and be useless.
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battlingignorance wrote: Vinyl siding is easy to spot - not least the double-lap joints that never look right, and the corner channels...looks like crap from any distance.That's what I thought until I...
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GC is right, from 20 feet you can't tell vinyl from the real thing. Especially shingles. I was leaning against a $2 million house on Marion way 15 years ago and didn't realize it was vinyl shingles....
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A 300-year-old house with layers of oil paint cannot have the same value as a place with newer cladding. Period.
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Then I defer to the majority, led by GC. (I get it with "shingles" - but the "clapboard" double-seams scream at me, as do hanging them vertically...from any distance.) I just wonder if any of that...
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battlingignorance wrote:Then I defer to the majority, led by GC. (I get it with "shingles" - but the "clapboard" double-seams scream at me, as do hanging them vertically...from any distance.) I just...
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And there are really great plastic "slate" roofing shingles that look better than the real thing....there are also insulated Italian terra cotta red plastic tiles that make your house look like Tuscan...
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battlingignorance wrote:Then I defer to the majority, led by GC. (I get it with "shingles" - but the "clapboard" double-seams scream at me, as do hanging them vertically...from any distance.) I just...
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Fiber cement is great and clearly the choice vs just about any other siding material. It won't rot or burn and bugs don't touch it. It accepts and holds stain very well and looks great. However, it is...
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I know the answer to this ongoing discussion. Hemp fiber! Stronger than steel, pound for pound. I wonder if there is such a thing as hemp siding.Well, shucks, someone had to do it!
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Gloucester Counter wrote:battlingignorance wrote:Then I defer to the majority, led by GC. (I get it with "shingles" - but the "clapboard" double-seams scream at me, as do hanging them...
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No thanks on the travel around town, I am sure that you are absolute accurate, as always. I didn't say all vinyl is good, just the high end stuff that I would use on that type of hotel near the...
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I opted for the top of the line Certainteed (un-insulated) vinyl clapboards. The double seams bugs me a little but not having to paint every 3-7 years is well worth it. Actually I don't even see it...
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My parents home was the 1st house on Cape Ann to go with aluminum back in 1961. Back then none of the trim was clad in aluminum and it was a pain to paint that trim! The first few years when the sun...
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That is very interesting. What kind of shape was the wood in under the Al cladding?
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Damon wrote:That is very interesting. What kind of shape was the wood in under the Al cladding?Actually it was well preserved, the insulation under the aluminum probably kept moisture at bay. Some of...
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"To me "sheer hell" would be living in a foxhole overseas as many of our brave veteran's do." Huh?
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