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A homeowner at 114 East 101st
Street, an 1882 rowhouse, has embarked on a "restoration" campaign of
some innocence - this is a modest, working class block,
completely ferae naturae as pertains to preservation. Among other
improvements, the owner has stripped the wooden door surround of globs
of paint, and polyurethaned it.
The door surround is of modest
profile, and must be of the 1960's-1970's. The stripping has revealed
that the trim was made up of entirely separate parts - there are
irregular joints in the wood every 12-36 inches or so. It appears the
owner is completely unaware of anything beyond the fact that he or she
has exposed "the natural wood" - even though the wood was meant to be
painted.
The joints I interpret to indicate
that the stock was "cheap", and this was an economy move.
1. Am I right?
2. Why would stock be made up
like this? Like, how is it saving money?
3. Is there a term for this?
Christopher Gray