Submitted by Frank Kosmerl: Got an email from Frank, our board member who is diligently working on finding siding alternatives to re-purposed barn wood. He has this to say: "I just came back from a meet with Jim Dayton of Dayton Enterprises (formerly Victor roofing & siding).
I went over the idea of doing spot repairing of the siding on the Hall. My first rough estimate of repairs needed came up with about 300 lf. of siding.
He will contact me after getting quotes from mill operators snf other needed suppliers. I will be going down to Penn Yan on Wednesday to visit the mill where Will had the siding repairs done on the west and south walls some years ago. I expect that Martin's mill can get us cyprus, the same that was done before. Jim can get ceder, which is appropriate for our building but right now is very expensive after some British Columbia mills closed down. Jim will let us decide the source for the job.
He expects the safe way to do the west side (back) and south side is to erect scaffolding. That is labor intensive. When we get that up, we might want to consider doing all that we might benefit from as long as the scaffolding is already up.
I also discussed the idea of painting the new siding with a special weathered wood siding paint, that I saw in an 1810 building near Cohocton. It is dark brown, and would be similar in color to the dark color of the old siding. This might also be done when the scaffolding is up.
Lots of options to consider, and I hope our gofundme finds some funds." Help spread the word!
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Historic Valentown Museum
The "Save Our Siding!" Fundraiser continues
WHY THE FUNDRAISER? The original wood siding on the Museum is century old barn wood over 135 years old! It is in serious need of repairs. In some places, birds are even getting into the Museum through holes in the siding! Oh, NO!
The state of our siding is creating a destructive situation endangering the building itself and all of its contents. Our siding is the most important element to keep the building standing. The repairs are going to be costly and our desire is to match the existing siding as closely as possible. We would prefer to locate and purchase re-purposed barn wood in keeping with our recycling values. Costs for siding repairs must cover the siding & contractors, plus the 4-5 story very tall scaffolding that will be necessary.
The property is 100% run and maintained by unpaid volunteer staff who lovingly dedicate their personal time and labor. The museum is not supported financially by any local municipality. All of our funding relies on the generosity of donors, our members, the occasional grant, volunteer contributions, and tour fees and tips collected from visitors.
Please consider donating to help us preserve this authentic and irreplaceable peace of local New York history for generations to come!
Donations are being accepted as follows:
1) Through our GoFundMe page at GoFundMe.com/save-our-siding-sos
2) Through our own PayPal Save Our Siding donation button located here:
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/page.php/Donations
Note that a PayPal donation has lesser processing fees than GoFundMe, so more of what you donate is received by us. You do not need a PayPal account to donate. Paypal accepts most (if not all) major credit cards.
3) Through a check or money order made out to "Victor Historical Society" and mailed to:
We look forward to your visit and support!
The following images are only a couple
of the many areas that need repaired / restored.
Please consider donating to our SOS ("Save our Siding") fund.
Notice in the photo below all the grayish patches? Those are areas where wire has been affixed to the siding to discourage the birds trying to house in the building!
Less is more.