Monday, November 12, 2012
Spencer Tait's office has been overwhelmed with calls for repairs and restorations in the last two weeks.
Superstorm Sandy wasn’t finished wreaking havoc in South Jersey when the voice messages started piling up on Spencer Tait’s office phone two weeks ago. Two days later, Tait, of the family business Taitco/Tait Roofing in Moorestown, said he's been trying to prioritize the more than 100 calls he received. Hurricanes in New Jersey are uncommon. But one in late October is just plain strange. “We don’t really remember a storm like this during this time of year, at least since we’ve been in business. And this storm was way worse than Irene,” said Tait, referring to the hurricane that unleashed high winds and powerful rains on the region in late August 2011. Estimates say Sandy caused $50 billion in damage along the East Coast, making it the …
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Organizers hope to receive funding from the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund.
Supporters of the Swede Run barn project said the group raised nearly $1,300 at Moorestown Day, selling prints and watercolors of the vintage building, all painted by area artists. One artist, Jan Daniels, a retired Dutch citizen who lives in the Bahamas, but spends summers in Moorestown, created a book containing photographs and history on the historic barn. According to barn supporter Julie Maravich, the group has raised nearly $17,000 to date, which falls short of the total amount needed to complete the project. Maravich said the group is working on a proposal to present to the township, requesting that the township release funds from the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund, and match the money which …
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Supporters of the project may seek council's help by asking them to release money from the Open Space Trust Fund.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
UPDATE: Mayor John Button said he'd have no problem considering a proposal from the Swede's Run Barn supporters to use the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund for the project. "It's a very appropriate use of the fund," he said. "I think they should put a presentation together and come to us." When township engineer the Alaimo Group pegged the cost of the restoration at $160,000 last summer, Button and the rest of council decided the project was too expensive for the township to fund, though they did agree to waive permit fees. Since the amount the township would be asked to put forward at this stage would be much smaller, Button said he'd be much more open to the idea. "I would definitely consider that…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Work continues, but the Moorestown Historical Society needs to raise another $15,000 to pay for the project.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Due to cost overruns, the Swede Run Barn restoration project is still about $15,000 short of where its fundraising needs to be. When you’re rehabbing a 150-year-old building, these things happen. Julie Maravich, member of the Moorestown Historical Society and a project organizer, said when Tait Roofing workers set about replacing the roof, they discovered the rafters had completely deteriorated. The scope of the unexpected (and unwelcome) repairs pushed the project cost overbudget (the fact that the estimate was a couple years old didn’t help either). Supporters had raised $17,000, but now find themselves down to $7,000, with $22,000 still owed, Maravich said. “So we need a lot of money.” Organizers have arranged for a Barn-themed art …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
One key component of the Swede's Run barn restoration is nearly finished, but there's still a long way to go.
The new roof for the Swede's Run Barn is almost complete, but the money donated to keep the restoration project going is running out. The barn, which has been a permanent fixture on Westfield Road for over 150 years, was in worse condition than anticipated, according to Moorestown resident and project volunteer Dave Schill. “It’s further gone than we thought,” Schill said. “The rafters were shot. We had to take the entire roof off.” Tait Roofing Company has been working on the roof since mid-March and expects to finish in the next week with the installation of the shingles: wood cedar shakes replicating the materials that may have been used during the barn's original construction, according to Schill. The barn still needs more work, …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tait Roofing began phase one of the restoration of the historic structure on Tuesday.
The roof is off the Swede’s Run barn. Workers from Tait Roofing Company began the removal of the roof Tuesday and by Wednesday afternoon it was gone. Project volunteer Dave Schill, who will assist with some of the carpentry work to restore the historic structure, said “great care” was demonstrated by Tait employees as they used hand tools to pull out the ancient nails holding the “bones” of the building together. Tait workers will probably begin installation of the new roof the week after next, according to Tait president Larry Tait. Schill said due to the degradation of the shingles, the wood components (sheathing and rafters) are so rotted they can’t be saved. Therefore, an entire new roof framework will have to be constructed and …
stephen dobbs
8:38 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thanks Spencer for all you and your crew do. Hope the office is toasty warm! Great job on my roof and the garage at work. Steve. more ›