Good point but I think usually this type of work is contracted between the
Owner and Contractor specializing in this work so there is little or no
debate over what to do or how to do it or with what materials. (Little input
from rabble rousers like me.) I recently presented my philosophy to a home
owners group in Fort Greene and found an audience receptive to me - they
want to hear more.


Eric Hammarberg
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-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: sandstone and epoxy and patching mortar


In a message dated 11/01/2001 10:08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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. Either way, the houses look like what
they are - brown cement boxes missing the rich patina of age of a natural
material

.


Eric, have you ever run across an owner who decided to keep his flaking
brownstone (but because of aesthetics, not money)?  The temptation must be
great, once having spent $X.X million on your brownstone house, to seek a
"restored" facade.

Christopher Gray
"Streetscapes" Columnist, Sunday Real Estate Section
The New York Times
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