US Heritage Group Training Sessions: One Day Stone Repair Training
March 5, 2014 |
Stone Repair Certification Training - One Day
The success of a masonry restoration often relies heavily on the repair or the masonry units themselves. This workshop delivers straightforward strategies and techniques for masonry unit repair from start to finish using injection grout, dispersed hydrated lime injection mortar, stone repair mortars, and dispersed hydrated lime spachtel (surface finish). Work hands-on with master stone conservators to repair Indiana Limestone, Lake Superior Red Sandstone, Brownstone, Terra Cotta and brick. This course covers:
- Properties of stone in building envelopes
- Stone deterioration causes
- Deteriorated stone removal
- Cleaning and neutralizing salts
- Avoiding color matching mistakes
- Stone reconstruction
- Casting stone from molds
- Stone carving basics
- Matching stone variegation
- Rockface & ashlar finishes
- Stone reconstruction project case studies
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Website:
usheritage.com/one-day-mortar-stone-repair-certification-training/?utm_source=us+heritage+group+general+opt-in&utm_campaign=f0ac01ddbd-in-house+training+_campaign+2013-2-13&utm_medium=email&utm |
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Location Information |
US Heritage Group Training Center |
3516 N. Kostner Ave Chicago, IL 60641 |
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Contact Information |
Phone:
773.286.2100 ext. 306 |
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