Comments on: Endangered Species: DC Slate Roof http://blog.redfin.com/washingtondc/2008/06/endangered_species_dc_slate_roof.html Redfin Washington, DC & Baltimore Sweet Digs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:38:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Richard Layman http://blog.redfin.com/washingtondc/2008/06/endangered_species_dc_slate_roof.html/comment-page-1#comment-1009 Richard Layman Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:03:40 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/washingtondc/2008/06/endangered_species_dc_slate_roof.html#comment-1009 wow I didn't even remember writing that piece. What do you think are the particularly onerous aspects of preservation laws and regulations now? Re your other point, there is no question that in each field of craft (roofing, plumbing, carpentry, windows, etc.) there are people attuned to historic housing issues, like your slate roof, or not. In another house, we had great experience with a plumber to fix a boiler, broken water main connection, and replace a water heater. We just moved to a 1920s bungalow and needed some preservation-sympathetic plumbing sensibilities and it turned out he is completely out of his element... (It's not as spectacular maybe as the 1718 Webster St. NW house, but then, we don't need 7 bedrooms, there are just two of us, although I like that garage. Ours needs serious work...) wow I didn’t even remember writing that piece. What do you think are the particularly onerous aspects of preservation laws and regulations now?

Re your other point, there is no question that in each field of craft (roofing, plumbing, carpentry, windows, etc.) there are people attuned to historic housing issues, like your slate roof, or not.

In another house, we had great experience with a plumber to fix a boiler, broken water main connection, and replace a water heater.

We just moved to a 1920s bungalow and needed some preservation-sympathetic plumbing sensibilities and it turned out he is completely out of his element…

(It’s not as spectacular maybe as the 1718 Webster St. NW house, but then, we don’t need 7 bedrooms, there are just two of us, although I like that garage. Ours needs serious work…)

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