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The past wasn’t so long ago: how a WWI-era concrete building surprised us with its connection to the past
We were recently asked by a developer to look at a large open air shed they are turning into retail space below and offices above. Since the project sought to use historic tax credit funding, they had many preservation entities … Continue reading
Posted in Mortars, Paint, Plaster and Stucco, Uncategorized, Wood
Tagged casein paint, concrete preservation, faux bois for concrete, milk paint
Carbon Fiber Repair Options for Historic Buildings, Woodwork – Part 2
We were looking at every fragment of Menokin from the standpoint of being able to return it to the building. Over the last 40 years we had developed many consolidation and repair techniques, but as stated earlier, this was an … Continue reading
Posted in Composites, Wood
Tagged alternatives to epoxy consolidation, carbon fiber, carbon fiber prosthesis, framing, Menokin, Tim Macfarlane, timber supports
Carbon Fiber Repair Options for Historic Buildings, Woodwork-Part 1
Continuing on with our early testing on the carbon fiber options I foresaw for Menokin, I had to explain to Tim Macfarlane more about what I had done in the past regarding timber strengthening and share … Continue reading
Posted in Composites, Wood
Carbon Fiber Repair Options for Historic Buildings, Intro
Retrospective: Timber Conservation to Date The following is our 2007 introduction to timber and masonry strengthening approaches we were investigating for the Menokin ruin in Warsaw, VA. At the time we were just completing the first phases of extraction and … Continue reading