<div dir="ltr">Many thanks, Aaron - much appreciated.  And also to everyone else who has responded on and off list - many people have been very helpful in response to our request!  <div><br></div><div>Dwight<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>_____________________________________<br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">"A budget is a moral document." --Jim Wallis </span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 2:12 PM Aaron Marcavitch <<a href="mailto:acornhp@yahoo.com">acornhp@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpe17561c6yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><div>Dwight,</div><div><br></div><div>A few items to help  your process:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/8-aluminum-vinyl-siding.htm" rel="nofollow" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326enhancr_card_1352101636" target="_blank">Preservation Brief 8: Aluminum and Vinyl Siding on Historic Buildings</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eaenhancr_card_1352101636" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eayahoo-link-enhancr-card gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eayahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eaymail-preserve-class gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eaymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/8-aluminum-vinyl-siding.htm" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eayahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eacard-wrapper gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eayahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eacard gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eayahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eacard-info gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eayahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224,228,233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-radius:0px 0px 2px"><h2 class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eacard-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)">Preservation Brief 8: Aluminum and Vinyl Siding on Historic Buildings</h2><p class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpc399a3eacard-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,155,167)">Preservation Briefs provide guidance on preserving, rehabilitating, and restoring historic buildings.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326loadingSpinnerContainer" style="width:100%;height:100%;display:flex;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.298)"><div class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326D_F gmail-m_2857572444806968326F_n gmail-m_2857572444806968326gl_C gmail-m_2857572444806968326ab_C gmail-m_2857572444806968326H_6MGW gmail-m_2857572444806968326o_h"><div class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326W_6MGW gmail-m_2857572444806968326H_6MGW gmail-m_2857572444806968326D_X gmail-m_2857572444806968326ah_1PEzoz"><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://napcommissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Vinyl-Siding_Kansas-Preservation_Vinyl-is-Not-Final_julaug-2003.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://napcommissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Vinyl-Siding_Kansas-Preservation_Vinyl-is-Not-Final_julaug-2003.pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.mainepreservation.org/ask-an-old-house-pro-1/2018/2/21/removing-artificial-siding" rel="nofollow" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326enhancr_card_1997758999" target="_blank">Removing Artificial Siding</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydpe2f4b64fenh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                    On Saturday, February 23, 2019, 11:29:13 AM EST, Dwight Holmes <<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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                <div><div id="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydp477ff9e3yiv3210611737"><div dir="ltr"><div>Our house is 100+ years old and the vinyl siding that conceals the original wood looks to have been here for a long time as well (!). We're interested in having the vinyl siding removed and restore the original siding.  We called a few local contractors that do siding - but they all said they only work with modern siding and haven't done the kind of work we're interested in.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone done this or otherwise know of contractors who do this kind of work?  Any leads would be much appreciated! Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Dwight Holmes<br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_2857572444806968326ydp477ff9e3yiv3210611737gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>TownTalk mailing list<br>To post to the list, send mail to <a href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br><a href="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</a> is for automated subscription processing only<br><a href="http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk</a><br><br>For more information about Riverdale Park, visit <a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov</a><br></div>
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