MUSKEGON, Mich — Houses always need repairs, from shingles to plumbing to flooring.
The Hackley and Hume Historic Site has been a landmark in Muskegon for over 130 years. It often needs a couple of touch-ups. This year, it's getting a big restoration uplift.
“When you're looking from the ground up, you know, you don't necessarily see all the areas that are rotted. So, you think maybe it's just the paint that's chipping, until you get to it and start scraping," explained Alex Fonseca, Owner of Fresh Coat Painters.
Alex and his team took on quite the job. Specifically, a job that needs extra attention.
“Over the years, whoever painted before they documented the best that they could what those colors were, and they started numbering them," said Fonseca.
Basically, they're working with a paint by number system. "We actually have numbers that coincide with the paint colors," explained Erin Schmitz, Historic Sites Director for Lakeshore Museum Center in Muskegon.
“The paint colors that you see on the buildings now are the original that they were painted in 1887," said Schmitz.
For a job so monumental, extra steps are needed. “That includes, you know, a lot of scraping and sanding some of the paint that's been peeling, emphasized Fonseca.
To keep up to date with the restoration at Hackley and Hume, check out their social media pages.
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