We had steel siding on my house when I grew up when my family moved to Kirkwood and it wasnt until I did a Habitat for Humanity mission trip that I realized the huuuuge different between nice siding and vinyl. WOW
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Marmar wrote:(In Chicago, many an old frame structure has been torn down and replaced with brick front with dyed concrete block sides...why can this be done there, but not here?) So I guess in St. Louis, we get back to the point of costs, unions, etc. Sorry to get off topic, but it almost can't be avoid in this discussion. I think dyed concrete block would look FAR superior to vinyl or even real wood siding for our city if we are to follow tradition in housing in our city while addressing cost.
Good points. While I said all-vinyl was preferable to the mullet houses that have unfortunately become the standard of Saint Louis infill, I would submit that you're right about the new houses in Dogtown. They have both siding and brick, and they look very nice IMHO.
Chicago has unions along with higher housing costs, so I'm not sure why we can't do what they're doing in terms of infill (brick fronts/dyed concrete blocks for the sides and back). These places would look much better over the long haul and would be much more consistent with their historic neighbors. We've had this discussion several times before, now it would be nice if developers and city planners would listen...
^Heh heh...I have a sneaky feeling that vinyl is by far the cheapest way to go...so...if people keep buying them, they'll keep building them that way while telling you why it's so outrageous to add $30,000 to the price. A thought: If they can sell rehabbed houses for X amount of dollars in the city, why must newly constructed city homes hold a sale value that is considerably less...???...!!! Hasn't anyone else noticed this?
That said, I think the Welston Homes are inappropriate in terms of what they replaced.
That said, I think the Welston Homes are inappropriate in terms of what they replaced.
The unions?
http://www.bacstl.com/
I count about 5 actual contractors in the City. How could they have that much power?
http://www.bacstl.com/
I count about 5 actual contractors in the City. How could they have that much power?
Why the cul de sac?
Stltoday - New homes on cusp in Wellston. But developer struggles to win resident support
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 79c72.html
Stltoday - New homes on cusp in Wellston. But developer struggles to win resident support
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 79c72.html
Guess that's a driveway to the north.
Stltoday - Planning effort signifies new interest in hardscrabble suburb of Wellston
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 3d7e3.html
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 3d7e3.html
Stltoday - Wellston public housing poised for $44 million rehab after being saved from demolition
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... f428d.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... f428d.html
StlToday - McBride plans 178-home development in Wellston on land owned by St. Louis County
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/bus ... 6912d.htmllongtime dumping ground next to Normandy High School is slated to become a 178-home subdivision after St. Louis County's economic development agencies and the city of Wellston agreed to sell 25 acres of land to the region's largest homebuilder and two nonprofit partners.
The deal, announced Wednesday, between the St. Louis County agencies and McBride Homes could yield a $52 million investment in new housing in one of the poorest municipalities in the region.