Richard Ruth, with Paul Interlande Home Improvements in Turners Falls, uses a nail puller and hammer to remove old fish scale asphalt shingles from the west wall of a Pleasant Street home in Easthampton on Wednesday.
Richard Ruth, with Paul Interlande Home Improvements in Turners Falls, uses a nail puller and hammer to remove old fish scale asphalt shingles from the west wall of a Pleasant Street home in Easthampton on Wednesday. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

EASTHAMPTON – A crew from Paul Interlande Home Improvements in Turners Falls made quick work removing old fish scale-style asphalt shingle siding from the west wall of a Pleasant Street home on Wednesday, making way for new cement board siding.

Kevin Gutting can be reached at kgutting@gazettenet.com.