They Know Their Part, Do You? Let Me Give You A Quick Tutorial So You Aren’t Part Of A Tragedy.
It’s no secret that the movie industry is well invested in the Peach State. It’s commonplace to see notices in newspapers and social media about what’s being filmed and where. Consequently, there’s a (literal) cottage industry of location managers who scout the state looking for the perfect place to complement the story line of a film. As you might guess, one of their primary searches is for private residences, handsome institutions, public buildings and most of the time, these are older structures.
My introduction to location filming revealed the downside of these events. I started getting phone calls from some very unhappy homeowners who sent me photos of badly damaged floors. In every case, these were old floors and that narrowed down their options for mitigation quite a bit. The calls came in from all over the state. Within the last six months, I’ve had three calls about damaged floors from distressed home owners so this is still very much an issue.
One of my reactions to these situations was to approach my good friends at The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and suggested they let me put together an article to alert homeowners of this issue and what steps they could take to protect their homes and avoid unnecessary damage. They were kind enough to agree and I’m proud to say the article is still very timely. Many of my clients’ homes would be ideal locations for movies, so I hope you will read the article if you are similarly inclined. Forewarned is forearmed! Take care.