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Mr. Duvall read the staff report. President Oxian asked that each item proposed be considered separately. Mr. Yeandel explained the reason for the proposed work was to try to upgrade the guesthouse/garage so it did not detract from the main house. Mr. Yeandel said he disagreed with Mr. Duvall's assessment of the peeling paint problem being caused by moisture in the walls. He said they had been spot painting the building for years because it was painted with lead paint and they were unable to do that anymore. Mr. Yeandel said the windows all had 1/4"— 1/2" of play. Mr. Yeandel said his contractor could not be responsible for the insulation factor of the windows if he took Mr. Duvall's advice and used a product like "Quaker Tracks" to repair the existing windows. Mr. Duvall said Mr. Yeandel's contractor would not warrant the repaired windows, but if you contrast a repaired window with a factory build window, the factory build window has been scientifically tested and therefore has been warranted whereas a field repair such as replacing the sash tracks would not have been scientifically tested and would have no such warrant. Commissioner Choitz suggested Mr. Yeandel's contractor meet with Mr. Duvall to discuss the repair verses replacement of the windows. President Oxian suggested the Commission review the proposal in the order in which it was presented on the staff report. Commissioner Hostetler said she had concerns that if Mr. Duvall's assessment of the paint problem was correct and the walls had moisture in them from roof problems, vinyl siding would cause the structure to deteriorate. Mr. Yeandel indicated the roof was a shed roof that falls off 24-30" and the water flows to collection boxes. Commissioner Hostetler suggested if the roof was determined to be the problem, Mr. Yeandel could avoid vinyl siding and get the roof repaired. She said she feared the problem would be exaggerated by the addition of siding and then the owners may discover they have to remove the vinyl and still need to repair the roof. Mr. Yeandel said they have used the guest house for over 20 years and had not had any roof problems other then trees being blown down onto it in 1980. He said the building did not have any moisture problems. Mrs. Yeandel asked if the Commission was recommending a new roof. Commissioner Hostetler said not having been on the roof herself, she could not make such a recommendation, but she wanted to make sure the Commission was not compounding a moisture problem by allowing vinyl siding to go up that was going to eventually cause the destruction of the building. President Oxian said a determination needed to be made before the siding could be approved by the Commission to ensure there were not moisture problems in the walls. Mr. Yeandel said there had not been any moisture problems with the building for 26 years although there was a need to repair some leaks in the roof. President Oxian recommended the issue of vinyl siding be turned over to the Standards and Maintenance Committee which could make a site visit and then make a determination. Mrs. DeRose asked that a 30 day waiver be signed by the owner. President Oxian said the staff and Committee could come out for a site visit and if they felt it was appropriate the Committee could approve the vinyl siding. Commissioner Fine asked for clarification regarding the reason for installing the vinyl siding. President Oxian asked Commissioner Fine to temporarily serve on the Standards and Maintenance Committee. Commissioner Bullene asked the owner to clarify the type of new windows he proposed to install. Mr. Yeandel explained currently the windows were single glazed and required a storm window whereas the new windows would be double glazed and would require no storm windows. Commissioner Bullene pointed out that although the owners proposal did not preserve the actual material of the