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<~ <br />building should be weatherproofed--fix the roofs--and structurally sound--check the sills. Paint <br />the exterior one quick coat of white paint to make it look better. Board the windows with <br />matching plywood painted to look like windows and put one louvered metal vent in each <br />"window" to provide a little airflow. Make sure the doors are secure and can be locked. Rebuild <br />the front porch so no one can fall through, Block off the back porch using the fake window look. <br />(I would recommend leaving the back porch on for now. Removing it would expose interior <br />materials to the elements and likely lead to more serious (costly problems) in the long run.) <br />I would be happy to participate in future sessions to consider possible uses for the Laws House <br />and to facilitate the preparation of cost estimates for renovation. All of the buildings at our future <br />park sites will require maintenance plans, We should be careful not to eliminate a part of our <br />rural heritage without considering all options carefully. <br />Ballpark cost estimates for the seven alternatives: <br />O tions Other considerations Pro'ect Costs <br /> <br />1) Demolish house Bid to demolition crews <br /> Landfill costs <br />2) Deconstruct house Estimates for Pete Hendricks, may wish to bid $13,000-$15,000 <br /> out to other contractors <br /> What to da with the material: storage, reuse <br /> issues <br />3) Move house off site Time constraints & finding a willing buyer Give ar sell building to <br /> Expect $40,000 to move house plus someone who will move i <br /> rehabilitation costs o tion #6 $100,000 <br />4) Relocate house on site Moving costs plus $40,000-$45,000 <br /> rehabilitation ex enses o tion #6 $100,000 <br />5) Stabilize Casts contribute toward total renovation $9,000-$12,000 <br /> o tion #6 <br />6) Renovate for reuse Quality restoration includes same if not all $100,000-$125,000 <br /> rofessional desi n services <br />7) Renovate exterior, only Costs may contribute toward total renovation i $20,000-$25,000 <br /> ursued in future as later hase <br />C:AUocuinenlS and Settlnys~Adminlstrztor~LUCaI Sclltng,~,~Semp~ClP budge( 2004-Laws~Eztra (Joc <br />