™Maybe one of your windows in Greenwich has stopped opening, or rain gets in under a door. Problems of that kind are often repairable, and new windows are seldom the only answer. Close to half the homes in the Town of Greenwich were built before 1960, so yours may still have parts it started with. Those parts carry much of your house’s original character, and after a repair it looks better. Old Greenwich and Riverside are sections of the Town, and each has its own page on this site.
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In general terms, the Town's website calls a building historic at 60 years or more, with most of its original features. Ask about a repair before you replace yours.
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Sixty years old, with most of its first parts
The Town’s website answers a question you may have asked yourself: what makes a building historic? Its answer, in general terms, is a building at least 60 years old that keeps a majority of its original features. Ties to a notable person or event count too.
That is a description, not a rule placed on your house. Still, it says something useful. A house from before 1960 is past that age, and its first windows and doors are likely among the features the Town has in mind. About a quarter of Greenwich homes are older still, from before 1940.
So before you agree to replace them, find out what shape they are really in. Wood sash that sticks or leaks air can often be eased, sealed and painted. Call 516-841-5048 and ask us to look at yours.
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Greenwich has a local historic district on Strickland Road in Cos Cob. The Town describes it as generally on both sides of Strickland Road, south of East Putnam Avenue and north of the Connecticut Turnpike. Mill Pond Court is included.
If your house is inside a local historic district, the Town says you must apply for a Certificate of Appropriateness to make changes to it. Its Historic District Commission alone grants or denies that certificate. The commission holds its regular meeting on the second Wednesday of each month, except in August.
Connecticut’s historic district law sets ordinary upkeep apart from change. It speaks of a repair that involves no change in the appearance or design of an outside feature. Mending a sash you already have may fall on the upkeep side of that line. Take the question to the commission before any work that shows from the street.
The strip under your door, by the Sound or inland
Greenwich is a shore town. Long Island Sound, the Byram River, the Mianus River, Cos Cob Harbor and Greenwich Cove all touch it. On the shore side of town, a storm can push water in at the foot of an outside door. Salt air may also pit the metal plate you step over and the screws that hold it.
Inland, up toward the Merritt Parkway and past it, salt is less of a worry. There the strip of rubber or brush under the door tends to wear from grit, leaves and plain use.
Wherever you live, the signs match: a damp line on the floor after rain, or cold air at your ankles. A new strip and a small adjustment are often a modest job. Have that strip looked at before the cold months.
Additions, alterations and the Town’s permit list
The Town issues building permits in Greenwich, through the Building Inspection Division of its Department of Public Works. The division enforces the Connecticut State Building Code. Connecticut has no county permit office, so the Town is where you ask.
The Town’s list of jobs requiring a building permit is short and broad. One line covers additions or alterations to any existing building or structure.
Ask the division whether that line reaches the repair you are planning. Town Hall is at 101 Field Point Road, and division staff take code questions at 203-992-8910.
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Questions from Greenwich homeowners
Is the Historical Society the Town office that reviews historic houses?
No. The Town’s website draws the line. The Historic District Commission is the Town body that oversees the local historic districts. The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich is a private, not-for-profit group. It has preservation programs, but it is not a Town agency.
Our house is on the National Register. Does that stop us from changing a window?
The Town’s website says a National Register listing does not preclude changes to a building, though it encourages preservation. A local historic district is a separate thing. If you are unsure which applies to your house, ask the commission.
We saw ants coming out of a window sill. Is the wood rotten?
It may be. Carpenter ants favor wood that has stayed damp, so their trail often points to a soft spot. An exterminator deals with the ants. When they are gone, have us probe the sill and the wood around it.
We heard the Town makes older houses wait 90 days. Does that hold up window work?
That wait is about tearing a building down. The Town’s website describes a waiting period of 90 days after a published notice before a demolition permit may be issued for a pre-1940 building. It adds that the rest of the wait is waived if no written objection reaches a building official within 45 days. The page says nothing there about mending a window, so a window question needs its own call to Town Hall.
Do you work in Riverside, Old Greenwich and Darien too?
Yes. Near Greenwich we serve Riverside, Old Greenwich and Darien.
How do I get a price?
Call us or fill out the short form at the top of this page. The estimate is free.
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