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South Bend and St. Joseph County <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />227 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD <br />SOUTH BEND, IN 46601-1830 <br />www.stjosepheountyindiana.com/sjchp/index.html <br />Phone: 574-235-9798 Fax: 574-235-9578 <br />e-mail: SBSJCHPC@co.st-joseph.in.us <br />Timothy S. Klusczinski, President <br />14 February 2014 <br />Re: 605 Portage concrete porch <br />Dear Commissioners, <br />A Certified Local Government Catherine D. Hostetler, Director <br />Since the last meeting, I have conferred with Rodney Rouch owner/operator of "The Concrete Guy". I asked him about stamping the <br />top surface of the replacement concrete porch at 605 Portage. He strongly advised against it as the stamping patterns actually creates <br />pools of water that can freeze to ice in cold weather. He suggested that the finishing texture should be a hand -float finish done in a <br />one-third to half circle pattern. He has used to this technique in the past with great success and has seen this as original period exam- <br />ples of how it would have looked. I have enclosed some pictures that I hope give a clear idea of what we are talking about. He also <br />said that he would usually up -charge $200-300 for his guys to hand float when on a job this size. <br />The the that is currently on the porch has various patterns, colors, and shapes. It is beyond the homeowners budget to replace these <br />tiles nor do they want to given the current safety concerns with a cracked deck on a very slippery tile surface. <br />Steve Szaday <br />Preservation Specialist/Inspector <br />The Historic Preservation Commission of <br />South Bend and St. Joseph County <br />Enclosures <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />STAFF <br />Jerry Niezgodski <br />(Vice President) Elicia D. Feasel, Assistant Director <br />Mike Voll (Treasurer) Larry Meteiver, Legal Counsel <br />Lynn Patrick <br />Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist <br />David Steinhauer <br />(Architectural Historian/Secretary) <br />Kevin Buccellato <br />Thomas Gordon <br />Javier Aguilar <br />IL i <br />ERIC <br />Explore and Enjoy Our Rerihage <br />