Wright Chat

Here are a couple of shots of the inside of th Westcott house from my work there. I may post a few more once in a while, so keep an eye out at this site.



Enjoy.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/50183842@N00/sets/1173935/



MC

Just a couple of notes: The last owner of the house did her best to keep it up. She was overwhelmed and the previous owners before her did a band-aid job on many repairs. As a result, she got stuck with years of problems them materialized on her watch. Some numbers were run on her finances when she ...

DO NOT seal concrete block if you are in an area that has any freezing and thawing potential. Great damage has occurred when people try to seal concrete materials with a sealer in these zones. Water will still get into the concrete (even a little) and get trapped due to the sealer. The freezing and ...

Thanks Shawn! I knew you would have a line on this as well.



MC

Now this is really great news! This is the way preservation should work. The deal gives her what she needs: security in knowing she has a home to spend her life in and knowing the home she loves will be taken care of. I have found that to be so important to Wright home owners. Well done and thank yo...

We ran into something like this with the Westcott house. It was built in 1907/08, but I bet the situation is close enough to at least give you some guideance. I would contact the project's architect, Lauren Burge and see if she can help. She is a restoration architect and she speciallized in paint a...