Comments on: 59 Superior St http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/59-superior-st-providence-ri/ down and out with the city's vacants Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:22:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Faust http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/59-superior-st-providence-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Faust Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:07:43 +0000 http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=1444#comment-249 The shape of this house and the exposed fire escape tell me that this is a converted single family. Aside from the fact that it probably has what architects term "poor commuication", it was very likely a low buck job at the time. This usualy gives rise to a lot of problems for the owner over time, such as poorly done electrical systems and "cold spots" in the heating system. A "good conversion" can be a very expensive proposition. The shape of this house and the exposed fire escape tell me that this is a converted single family. Aside from the fact that it probably has what architects term “poor commuication”, it was very likely a low buck job at the time. This usualy gives rise to a lot of problems for the owner over time, such as poorly done electrical systems and “cold spots” in the heating system. A “good conversion” can be a very expensive proposition.

]]> By: Faust http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/59-superior-st-providence-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Faust Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:02:53 +0000 http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=1444#comment-248 This is one of the short money vinyl siding jobs I am always complaining about. Notice how the windows have no frames/casements and are sunken in. This results from the vinyl being installed right over the old siding. I note that the exposed wood, such as over the porch, seems to be in very poor condition. While I suppose it looks better than a lot of the alternatives, I guess I am just too particuliar. Although I would only tackle it on a smaller house, wood siding can generally be salvaged. Trouble is these are not "high rent" neighborhoods, it might be hard to recover the cost of a good vinyl siding job. A good job might be 3 to 4 times as expensive as this. A much better job would probably be twice as much. This is one of the short money vinyl siding jobs I am always complaining about. Notice how the windows have no frames/casements and are sunken in. This results from the vinyl being installed right over the old siding. I note that the exposed wood, such as over the porch, seems to be in very poor condition.

While I suppose it looks better than a lot of the alternatives, I guess I am just too particuliar. Although I would only tackle it on a smaller house, wood siding can generally be salvaged. Trouble is these are not “high rent” neighborhoods, it might be hard to recover the cost of a good vinyl siding job. A good job might be 3 to 4 times as expensive as this. A much better job would probably be twice as much.

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