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Joan
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Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 5007
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 6:47 am: | 
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Can anyone recommend a brick mason who could replace some bricks damaged when a car hit my house the other day? It would be great if they were able to obtain bricks which matched the exterior of the house. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 3927
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 8:55 am: |
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Joan-
Is it fair to assume that the driver's insurance is paying for this? I have no personal experience, but I've seen the work that Maplewoody and CFA had done (I believe by the same person) and both jobs are amazing. I know he was a landscaper, but he could probably fix your house. Sorry, I don't recall the exact name, but maybe you can PL if one of them doesn't respond.
What a pain. Sorry you have to go thru this. |
Joan
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Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 5017
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 8:05 am: |
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Greenetree:
We still have no idea who did this, thus no one to go after. My homeowner's insurance should cover all of the work but we are still responsible for the deductible. The insurance adjuster said that the company would go after either the owner of the vehicle or the driver (he wasn't sure which was liable) and with my neighbor's automobile insurance company also investigating and the damage the driver did to town property in the area, I am hopeful that the person who did this will be caught sometime but I have no idea how anyone could prove who did it at this point. If EB's snow plow drivers didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, I doubt anyone else did.
Unfortunately, the brick work needed is probably beyond the capability of a landscaper. For one thing we have to remove some bricks from a load bearing wall and replace them. (We may also have to remove and replace a thick concrete slab which supports the lower part of the window frame and would need to be matched to the others, if the paint from the car and the scapings can't be sand blasted off.) For another, the brick is decorative and over 80 years old. It is unlikely that the landscaper would be able to come close to matching it.
On the other hand, we will also need the services of a really good landscaper as well and we would appreciate any recommendations of landscapers who could replace our runover English Yews with comparable plants in size and quality. It will also be difficult to replace the foundation planting with new plants that will blend in with the existing plants, many of which are original to the property. The azalea won't be too hard to replace (though likely not the same colors we had) but the Andromeda were old and very special.
Since the snow hasn't melted and more snow is on the way, it is a little too soon to call in a landscaper or I would have posted a request for recommendations for that skill set too. |
mjc
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Username: Mjc
Post Number: 278
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 9:49 am: |
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Joan, all my sympathy. It's distressing AND a whole **load of extra work for you.
About the plants, since they're old and special, I wonder if there's any chance of re-rooting them, or growing new ones from roots or branches? Sometimes they're remarkably resilient. "In your spare time" why not go ahead and call a knowledgeable landscaper or horticulturist (or someone from the Maplewood Garden Club or parks/grounds dept?) and see if anything might be salvageable.
best wishes -
MC |
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