Let's just say that recladding is often the first thought and at first pass
appears to be the sure-fire "new is better" approach. But the impact is
large and we have, on occasion, been able to repair the building with less
impact (time, noise, $, landfilling).


Thanks,

Eric Hammarberg
Director of Preservation
Associate
LZA Technology
641 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10011-2014
Telephone: 917.661.8160 (Direct)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:49 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 1950's glazed brick...how to detail?


In a message dated 12/19/02 3:26:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

We repair these buildings all the time. You really need to figure out what


the problem is in each individual case. There are a lot of potential
problems and many ways to fix each type of problem and of course the budget
often gets in the way. I



So, are you suspicious that many of the white brick total-reclad jobs around
town are unnecessary?      Christopher


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