By 1812Blockhouse
Owners of older houses and buildings in Shelby can benefit from a doctor’s visit next week.
That’s the Building Doctor, to be specific, a program of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office in Columbus.
It’s an opportunity to learn about how to preserve important elements of a property that give it character, including maintenance and repair issues, masonry problems, new additions, roofs and drainage, and wood and painting. Think of it as a free, in-person This Old House show.
The seminar is free. It will take place at 7 PM at Shelby High School and is sponsored by the City of Shelby Historic Preservation Commission.
To register, call 800.499.2470 or visit building-doctor.org.
On the second day of the visit, Building Doctor experts will tour ailing buildings within five miles of the city center where the seminar is held to examine problems and prescribe cures. They visit all kinds of pre-1955 buildings: schools, churches, factories, stores, offices, farm buildings and homes.
The next Building Doctor visit will take place on October 27-28 in Dover.
