Century Homes Event will go ahead
Posted Jul 29, 2013 11:56 am.
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They might have been flooded out back in June, but they are still standing and will still participate in this year’s Century Homes Calgary event.
The President of the Calgary Heritage Initiative Society, Cynthia Klassen says there is something to be said as to how homes and buildings were built over 100 years ago.
“They’re actually more resilient than some of the newer materials used in new construction. So if we are looking at items like sandstone basements, we know those will take a long time to clear out, but even plaster is a lot more resilient that drywall for example. Drywall will have to be torn out, whereas plaster in some cases can dry out.” says Klassen.
To find out more about the different historical building walking tours this week in Calgary as part of the Annual Historic Week in the city click here.
