Scott Sidler

Christ follower, husband, father, entrepreneur. Lover of historic preservation, building a business, and training the trades.

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This is permanent loss for a short-term gamble on developers to do the right thing and that’s dangerous. (4/4)

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I’ll be emailing the City of Orlando every day for two weeks leading up to the June 22 vote on Ordinance 2026-18. I'll post daily on why to vote No.

I’m sharing those emails with you every day, right here!

(1/4)

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The district is just five blocks. The Historic Preservation Board has denied zero projects in five years and voted unanimously that the current ordinance is "functioning efficiently." (3/4)

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Since money doesn’t really change one way or the other it all comes down to quality and aesthetics.

What window looks better and works better with your old house?

In my book that is always a restored historic window because vinyl is never anyone’s first choice for beauty!

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You will never save money replacing OR restoring your old windows.

There is nothing more fallacious in the remodeling industry than the claim that window replacement saves you money.

But restoration isn’t any better.

Let me explain…

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Reason 1

Historic windows can last hundreds of years unlike the 15-20 year lifespan of their replacement cousins.

How long will a restoration last? About 40 years before needing another restoration!

So what should you do…

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If a big portion of my business is selling strippers does that make me a restoration pimp?
Serious, not serious.

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“It’s not good because it’s old, it’s old because it’s good.”
Why I love historic buildings so much!

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Just finished reading an excellent and very old book called “Scientific Advertising” that gave me a solid takeaway running a business in the historic trades…
“People will do much to cure trouble, but little to prevent it.”

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What is the best wood filler? I never stop searching for this answer and every time I revise this post I’m getting closer to the answer. https://t.co/FhvtzwVxit

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Does Aluminum Rust? Do you really know? https://t.co/DGVvAmUxOM

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Big mistake. Huge!
https://t.co/g3HeQJKzEi

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I lived through far too many of these! How about you? https://t.co/h7D7KkSZOF

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I’ll bet you’ve heard this before, but didn’t know what the theory was called. Time for some myth-busting today!
https://t.co/q7gJ4ytYMF

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Once I found out there was something called a “Fire Grenade” I knew I had to get the bottom of this story. And I was not disappointment to learn the whole story! https://t.co/PqvNLGT5W5

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Command Strips vs. Plaster Walls: Do they actually work or are they a good way to destroy your plaster walls?
https://t.co/YPgt7O5SjX