So, I know y'all can help here. We haven't been
able to get around to repointing our place so we really don't have any answers
for Steve Billings. I seem to recall perhaps ][<en referred Steve Cosky
(sp?), but that could have been for something else. I also recall
some of the questions we should ask when looking for someone, such as how they
colour match the mortar and such, but a refresher course might be in
order.
Thanks.
- Pam
Hmm ..... sounds familiar ! Maybe we can
help him/each other ??
R
----- Original Message -----
Sent: July 13, 2004 21:04
Subject: Re: Harmon House
Richard,
Most any time will be fine with some advanced
notice.
I'm doing some research myself; on cobblestone maintenance. Have
you done any repointing of your home or do you have a stone mason that maintains
yours? I'm trying to get recommendations for the proper mixture of sand and lime
and I'm also looking for a source of sand that matches the sand used in the
original mortar here. Keystone Building Supply in the city has lime, but so far
I haven't been able to find a source of sand the right texture and color.
Do you have a mortar mix recipe that you use?
Steve
At 03:03
PM 7/12/2004 -0400, you wrote:
Good
afternoon,
Thanks very much for
the information - and apologies for any confusion!
We'd love to come and take you up on your offer of
pictures - that would be excellent. As regards the actual information,
we unfortunately have very little, and "borrowed" it from somewhere
else. I believe the Phelps Historical Society has additional information
- which we'd be happy to check into.
The pages you see on the web site now are what we launched with in
March. We do have plans to do features on as many of the cobblestones in
Phelps (town/village) as we can - we too live in a cobblestone - in the
Village of Phelps - and find them fascinating.
If it's okay, we'd like to call you on a sunny day and
come over with our digital camera one day in the next two to three
weeks.
Thanks and
regards,
Richard.
Richard J
Stevenson
CobbleSoft International Ltd. (PhelpsNY.com Webmasters)
www.cobblesoft.com
US/Can Toll-Free:
866-380-6716
International: +1 315 548 5810
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Billings
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: July 12, 2004 14:52
Subject: Harmon
House
I came across your web page "Phelps New York Photographic
Gallery ~
Cobblestone Architecture" during a web search and was
excited but a little
confused by your web page's last paragraph. You
refer to the The Phelps
Baptist Church on Church Street and the Harmon
House, a farmhouse and
smokehouse on Smith Road and this excited me
because we live in the Harmon
House and as I sit here, I'm overlooking
the yard and smokehouse you refer
to. I'm confused though because the
photographs with the story are of the
Phelps Baptist Church and a
cobblestone house, but it is not the Harmon House.
My wife and I
moved into the Harmon House a little over a year ago and
invite you to
come and take pictures for your web site if you would like a
picture
that matches your story. We would also welcome any information
about our
home that you may have to share with us.
Steve & Joanne
Billings
983 Smith Road
Clifton Springs,
NY
462-9521