Block III EIFS Painting & Railing Repairs

Update:  Work will likely begin on Friday, 9/21 with the EIFS and painting.
Reston Painting and Contracting will begin work on the 'plaza' area of Block III the week of September 17, 2012 for approximately two weeks. They will be repairing & painting the stoop railings and painting the EIFS & railings 'Asteroid'.  They will also be painting the wall-mounted handrails throughout HC.


For the railing work, the contractor will need two weeks of access to the Block III plaza railings.  Please move any planters and furniture on or against the railings so they can be painted.
The railings will be painted with oil-based paint.  Reston Painting will be posting "Wet Paint" caution signs.  Note: Oil-based paint does not come off clothing!

Thank you.

And the Winner Is....

The votes are in and 'Asteroid' wins as the HC pallette option for repainting the EIFS (pre-fabricated stucco material) in the Block III 'garage' area.  Check back here for information about when the work will start... we are probably looking at August-September.

Block III EIFS Painting and Repair

The area of Block III where the old garage & plaza deck were removed has walls that are surfaced by a synthetic stucco material called EIFS.  Over the years the material has discolored and has developed areas in need of repair.  Many residents (most? all?) have expressed their dislike of the current EIFS color. 

RA would like HC to do the much needed painting and repairing of the EIFS.  The HC board is getting ready to move forward with the project which will include the painting and repair of the railings of the 'new' stoops created after the garage removal. 

Please note: All the stoop railings are to be painted white with balusters (spindles) painted 'Asteroid'.

To change the EIFS color and get the approval of RA's Design Review Board, the board chose two existing colors in the Hickory Cluster palette of colors; Duron colors 'Asteroid' and 'Train Smoke'.

There are large swatch samples painted right on the EIFS in Block III and this is the most reliable way to view the colors as computer screens can differ in how they display color. 

Also for reference, the newly painted 'mushroom' lamp posts throughout the cluster are painted 'Train Smoke'.  And 'Asteroid' is the color designated for most of the metal work on our homes.
Below are color swatches and simulated photos of the EIFS with the two colors.

Please let us know what you think by giving your color preference as a comment of this post.
Thank you!

ASTEROID Duron 5414D

TRAIN SMOKE Duron 5415A

Asteroid

Train Smoke

Train Smoke

Asteroid

  

Common Area Power Washing Scheduled to Begin 4/30/12

Beginning Monday April 30 Spray Services will power wash common area walks, stairs, walls and landings throughout the community.

The entire process may take a few weeks and will include the use of highly-diluted chlorine bleach to inhibit mold and mildew growth.

It is important that residents remove all personal property from common areas & stoops before work begins.

Current work schedule (subject to change)

UPDATED

Block II: April 30-May 4

Block I: TBA May 16-17 (confirmed)

Block III: May 9-10 (To include concrete stoops)

Hickory Cluster is not responsible for personal items left in common areas.

Thank you for your cooperation during the project.

Hickory Cluster Board of Directors