Ruth,

There are still many good contractor/builders all over Vermont.  I am out of
touch with many areas, but if you tell me what town maybe I can direct you
to someone.

Best,
Leland


----- Original Message -----
From: Ruth Barton <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Poor Application of Product at Biltmore Estate


> Hi Ken,  Thanks for the advice on the slate roof.  We don't have a problem
> right now but would like to have someone come and examine the roof as I'm
> sure there are some loose and maybe even missing slates.  We are lucky in
> that we have a lot of spare slate under the porch.  The roof on the front
> porch was replaced with shingles for whatever reason.  There are not
enough
> to replace them on the porch but at least they saved them to repair the
> main roof if necessary.
>
> Next question:  What brand of paint would you recommend for exterior?  We
> had the upper part of our house painted with Ben Moore oil paint about
five
> or six years ago and it is peeling off already.  The strange--to me--thing
> is the bottom part of the house has not peeled in the ten years we have
> lived here and I don't know how long it has been since it was painted.  I
> can't afford to have the house painted that often and am puzzled as to why
> only the top part of the house peels.  I am just too old to get up there
> and paint it myself and my husband is terrified of heights so that lets
him
> out.
>
> We also have problems inside the house that I don't know what to do about.
> Is there such a person as one who will come in and tell you what you need
> to do to fix stuff right and recommend someone to do the work?  We have a
> metal ceiling in our kitchen.  I don't know if it's tin but don't think
so,
> tin doesn't rust does it?  Had a leak in the upstairs bath, had to remove
a
> piece of the ceiling to get at the leak.  Guess what?  Under the metal
> ceiling is a plaster ceiling that is falling down.  Now should we keep the
> metal ceiling or take it down and fix/replace the plaster one? And besides
> who would we ever get to put up a horsehair plaster ceiling?  Also the
> hardwood floor in the kitchen is rotten in places and we need to find
> somebody to replace the parts that need it and refinish the floor.  Maybe
> we should have opted for a brand new house?  Thanks for listening to me
> whine,  Ruth
>
>
> >With this in mind.... I think Benjamin Moore paints are... and will never
> >ever use or recommend them and will go to a more expensive paint before
ever
> >touching them again in my life. Do you feel better now?
> >
> >][<en
>
> Ruth (HOUGHTON) BARTON
> Westminster,Vermont, USA
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