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Owners describe roof replacement, siding repairs and a small rear addition at 1918 S.P. Halls House
Summary
The applicants detailed repairs to the S.P. Halls House including full roof replacement after extensive rot, repair and patching of tongue-and-groove exterior boards, new 5-inch lap siding and a 160-square-foot rear laundry addition; applicants said some repair choices were driven by safety and insurance requirements.
The applicants presented photographs and a contractor inspection showing severe exterior deterioration at the S.P. Halls House and said they already replaced the roof because parts of the structure were rotten and unsafe.
"We actually already replaced the roof because there was no other way," the presenter said, describing layered rubber roofing that concealed water intrusion and laminated beams that had rotted through. The applicant said their general contractor told them in the walkthrough that demolition could be more economical than repair in some places, but the owners chose restoration.
Commission discussion covered the exterior walls (tongue-and-groove behind lap siding), repairs that used plywood where boards were replaced and efforts to reuse or match historical materials where feasible. The applicant said custom diamond-paned windows left by previous owners were re-used to restore symmetry on the front facade and that the rear laundry addition enlarged the roofline by about 7 feet and added roughly 160 square feet to the footprint.
The applicant also noted they had difficulty obtaining property insurance without a builder's risk policy tied to a start of construction, and that City of Conway timelines for the tax incentive process effectively started when the city approved eligibility last fall.
