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Improper cleaning, exposure to water or damaging minerals such as road salt, and inappropriate use of concrete adjacent to the building or in mortar joints, can cause historic masonry to deteriorate or fail.
A historic architect can evaluate the causes of deterioration and propose the best solution for the long-term preservation of the building.
Severely deteriorated stones may require dutchman repair, that is replacement of a deteriorated stone with a new stone.
Less deteriorated stones may be consolidated and patched with compatible patching mortar.
Treanor Architects prepared detailed construction documents for the repair of deteriorated stone at the Philip Hardware Building (below), Butler County Courthouse (below), Kansas Seedhouse (below) and Kansas Statehouse (above). |
