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This is the story of a very special house that has seen a lot of changes since it was built in 1914. Our company, Dovetail Construction, has been in the business of high performance and sustainable renovation since 1987. The scope of the renovation is in fact “monumental” and it actually sits on the renowned Monument Avenue in Richmond, VA. The house was originally built for William Schwarzchild and designed by the architect D. Wiley Anderson. It went from being a single family residence to the home of the Senior Center of Richmond thanks to the hard work from the ladies of the Junior League of Richmond. As progress is made to take the house back to it’s original use as a single family home, we are fortifying it with the best resources, and technology available to make it last at least another 100 years. |
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Due Diligence
In dealing with any project that was built before 1978 you need to contend with the four lettered word l-e-a-d. The original plans (at the Library of Virginia) for this house called for the contractors in 1914 to "paint with white lead". Paint is the verb and lead is the noun. It was everywhere. Times have changed and before you can paint with the latest no volatile organic compound latex paint, it is important to be serious about lead abatement. Anyone dealing with anything having lead in it needs to be trained and protected. It is of the utmost importance to hire a firm that is certified to do the work. Everyone's health depends on it and it is the law. Here is one of our painters, Neal, with his Tyvek suit, respirator and gloves painstakingly removing the lead from the beautifully hand carved heart pine at the front of the house. To learn more about the topic, here is a link to the government's website :http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
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