Nate99 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 That is what I was thinking the green stuff was too. That is a pretty cool color scheme though I think the green is paint, or at least some kind of self adhering coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) So, it looks like they are filling in the joints of whatever the exterior covering/sheeting is. Perhaps it is not so temporary as I thought. There were also workers working on putting a brick pattern on to a section of it. Without knowing exactly what every step has been, it is tough to say definitively, but it looks like it will be faux brick exterior. Edited July 15, 2013 by Nate99 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 It's sad but I guess the underlying brick was too damaged. Or maybe that was their original plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 There were also workers working on putting a brick pattern on to a section of it.Can you describe this a little more? Was there some material they were putting on or more like paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Can you describe this a little more? Was there some material they were putting on or more like paint? More like paint, I would say. If I had a decent camera with a zoom, I'd take a shot of the (small) part that they have done this way on the Main side. Since you can not get closer to it than across the street, it's tough to say for sure, but based on the varying coats of stuff around it, I'm guessing it is just a pattern painted/applied on top of the sheeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Looks like they are taking out the lower level brick altogether... Edited to add big version, you may be able to see the new "brick" pattern to the left of the construction elevator on the 4th floor. Edited July 24, 2013 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 here's the rendering posted to Culture Map, so, yeah, they will probably repalce the lower facade with new brick, then paint a brick facade over the higher bricks they had to paint to cover up the damage from the 60's facade's glues and resins... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 There seems to be a lot of renovations going on in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Interesting stuff. Now I know what the skeletals of a 1912 building in a hot southern town look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 They've removed most of the brick on the first few floors revealing the steel structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I don't mean to get off topic, but I don't know where else to ask without starting a new thread. Does anyone know what's happening to the old days inn building that's vacant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 I don't mean to get off topic, but I don't know where else to ask without starting a new thread. Does anyone know what's happening to the old days inn building that's vacant? It was reported recently that it had been sold and the new owner plan/hope to rehabilitate in the next couple years. I think that's about all anyone knows. (Unless we have some insiders here with more knowledge.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 It was reported recently that it had been sold and the new owner plan/hope to rehabilitate in the next couple years. I think that's about all anyone knows. (Unless we have some insiders here with more knowledge.)That building is old and full of asbestos.There were many proposed renovations of it before but no one wanted to eat the cost of asbestos abatement, which is extrememly expensive due to EPA regulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 "Texturing" going on the corners kind of, sort of matches the rendering... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 So it looks like they've added quoins where none existed before? Or at least I couldn't tell they were there on the earlier photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 So it looks like they've added quoins where none existed before? Or at least I couldn't tell they were there on the earlier photos. I didn't know what they were called, thanks. You can see what the structure looked like from the earlier pictures, there does not look like there was much of anything apart from the plain brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Looks like they were on the original shorter structure. Go look at the photos in post #21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 here's the rendering posted to Culture Map, so, yeah, they will probably repalce the lower facade with new brick, then paint a brick facade over the higher bricks they had to paint to cover up the damage from the 60's facade's glues and resins... I like the shade at the bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) ^^^ me too, is the clock an addition or is it already there? Edited August 8, 2013 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Looks like they were on the original shorter structure. Go look at the photos in post #21. Saving the click for everyone... I'll be damned. I guess they took them off when they did the re-skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 They've added the blocks back on to the corners, and now a primer gray coat on most of the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 The gray material they are putting on looks more like a cement, plaster, or drywall compound ("mud"). They apply it with a masonry trowel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) The gray material they are putting on looks more like a cement, plaster, or drywall compound ("mud"). They apply it with a masonry trowel. I agree. They put up the backer board and then troweled on the mud. I am assuming the brick pattern will go on top of that. If you look at my pic in post #186, you can see that they have the layers mocked up with backer board, mud, base brick pattern, finished brick pattern from top to bottom on the two strips. The quoins look to be made from the backer board material too. Edited August 9, 2013 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 fssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... [sound of energy going out of this thread as we slowly realize how cheap and non-durable this historic finish is going to look.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 It's not even close to being finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 They should have done it the exact same way it was done in 1908 - really? Wait until its done until you complain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 The original brick looked like hell, they had to do something. Restoring the original brick, if possible, would have been ridiculously expensive. Replacing it probably even more so. Taking an approach as they have could be the difference between having a nice looking hotel and an abandoned useless rotting building on Main. JW Marriott isn't exactly in to letting their name go on dumpy properties, I bet it will look pretty sharp once it is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 fssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...[sound of energy going out of this thread as we slowly realize how cheap and non-durable this historic finish is going to look.] Have you looked at the photos to see how durable the original materials were? The new stuff cannot be any worse than the old stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Have you looked at the photos to see how durable the original materials were? The new stuff cannot be any worse than the old stuff.The original brick, before they ransacked it in the 60's, probably was more durable than a textured faux brick facade over backer board. Unfortunately it was damaged beyond repair.Hey folks, I'm not attacking the redevelopers, who apparently you are related to or have some other emotional tie. Obviously the old brick was too damaged to look good. Just disappointing that the city's first skyscraper has to end up getting dressed in faux brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 They should have done it the exact same way it was done in 1908 - really? Wait until its done until you complainIs that what I said they should have done - really?Read the post twice before you respond to things that aren't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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