Marty: Did you arrive at any conclusions from the "New Approaches to Routine and Cyclical Maintenance Procedures survey you did back in 1997? Perhaps you have some impressions you could share or a written summary you could pass along. John John Leeke, Preservation Consultant mail: 26 Higgins St., Portland, ME, 04013, USA Phone: 01-207-773-2306 email: [log in to unmask] website: www.HistoricHomeWorks.com