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STAFF REPORT . CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: July 16, 2012 Application Number: 2012-0716B Property Location: 521 River Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Foursquare/1920/Whitcomb & Keller Property Owner: Neal Nowak Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a two storey residence with a square plan set upon a concrete block foundation. The hip roof is covered in asphalt shingles and there is a front dormer. A full width open front porch has square posts. Walls are sided with asbestos. Windows are 1/1 wood double hung. A garage sits on the site. ALTERATIONS: Asbestos siding has been added. Aluminum storm windows have been added. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace soffit, fascia and gutter. Replace front screen doors. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Existing tongue and groove soffits are deteriorated beyond repair and currently allow animals to enter the house and eat the electrical and insulation. The deteriorated wood will be removed, new insulation added, electrical upgraded and soffit replaced with new plywood. New soffit with be covered with vinyl (or aluminum if the Commission prefers). Fascia will be replaced with new aluminum. Owner proposes to replace the failing plastic gutters with seamless metal gutters. All of the roof improvements will be uniform with the materials used on the garage. Front storm door will be replaced with a new full view storm door. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Edgewater Place II. Existing Structures A. BUILDING MATERIALS Original exterior wall materials in the District range from brick, clapboard, shingles, and masonry block to aluminum siding. In the majority of the cases the aluminum siding has been applied over the original clapboard. There are some masonry commercial buildings on Lincolnway. Required Existing exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair., cleaning, and painting. The existing architectural detail around windows, porches, doors, and eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Masonry structures shall be maintained, tuckpointed and properly cleaned when necessary. Masonry shall be cleaned only when necessary to halt deterioration or to remove stains, and shall be done with the gentlest method possible, such as low pressure water and soft natural bristle brushes. Stucco surfaces shall be maintained by cleaning and repainted when necessary. When repairing stucco a stucco mixture shall be used. Recommended Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. Aluminum or vinyl siding may be used when it is the only feasible alternative to maintaining the original surface material. When used over wood surfaces, this siding should be the same size and style as the original wood. However it must be noted that such material can contribute to the deterioration of the structure from moisture and insects. Mortar joints should be repointed only when there is evidence of moisture problems or when sufficient mortar is missing to allow water to stand in the mortar joint. Existing mortar shall be duplicated in composition, color, texture, joint size, method of application, and joint profile. Prohibited Wood siding shall not be resurfaced with new material, such as artificial stone, brick veneer, asbestos or asphalt shingles, which is inappropriate or was unavailable when the building was constructed. Sandblasting or the use of harsh detergents shall not be used on masonry or stucco. This method of cleaning erodes the surface material and accelerates deterioration. Not Recommended Waterproof or water repellent coatings or surface consolidation treatments should not be used unless required to solve a specific problem that has been studied and identified. Coatings are frequently unnecessary, expensive, and can accelerate deterioration of the masonry. Mortar joints which do not need repointing should not be. Repointing should not be done with mortar of high Portland cement content, which can often create a bond that is stronger than the building materials. This can cause deterioration as a result of differing coefficient of expansion and the differing porosity of the material and the mortar, which can result in serious damage to adjacent brick. Paint should not be removed from masonry surfaces indiscriminately. B. ROOFS AND ROOFING Roof shapes in the district vary from hip and gable to gambrel. All are covered with asphalt shingles. Eaves in most cases, have wood facias with gutters and downspouts. Some aluminum sided houses have aluminum covered facias. Required The existing shape and materials of the roof shall be retained. All architectural features which give the roof its essential character, such as dormer windows, cornices, brackets and weather vanes, shall be retained. Recommended Whenever possible, the original shape and materials of the roof shall be restored. Particular effort should be made to retain materials such as slate, tile and other unique materials not commonly found in new construction. Roof covering which is deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced with new material that matches as closely as possible the existing or original in composition, size, shape, color, and texture. on