Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments (1982) / Chapter Skim
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Preventive Maintenance in Historic Structures
Preventive Maintenance in Historic Structures
Pages 281-286
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In recent years we have barely begun to shed the linguistic apparel that has kept building maintenance isolated from the scientific investigative process. While the term "conservator" has come to mean a skilled materials specialist trained in building science, architectural history, and project management, the words "maintenance man" still leave us with an image of little more than the faceless fellow on the wooden end of a mop.
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Unfortunately, many maintenance men have relatively little craft experience in traditional building trades and they have insufficient exposure to the new technology of architectural conservation. Training programs are necessary to impart even the most basic information on identifying materials and on conventional cleaning and repair procedures.
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When the unexpected occurs, maintenance personnel frequently avoid diagnosing the condition and seek instead to treat symptoms observed. Administrators wrongly place considerable emphasis on mopping up water and painting over stains, rather than on stopping leaks at their point of origin.
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In the fall of 1977, officials of this local, representing the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, agreed to cooperate wih a training project called RESTORE. This project was developed by the Municipal Art Society, a not-for-profit organization with a board of socially and culturally prominent New Yorkers and a young and active staff.
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Look carefully at buildings in your own neighborhood and you will see that economic pressures have created a brutal emphasis on the functionality of repair work. Yet I am certain that the construction industry can refine its methods if we can somehow instill in today's tradesmen an antiquarian affection for old buildings.
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Exterior Cleaning of Historic Masonry Buildings. Draft Report.
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