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Assessing Cleaning and Water-Repellent Treatments
for Historic Masonry Buildings

Robert C. Mack, FAIA and Anne Grimmer
Assessing Cleaning and Water-Repellent Treatments

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Introduction

Preparing for a Cleaning Project

Understanding the Building Materials

Cleaning Methods and Materials

Planning a Cleaning Project

Water-Repellent Coatings and Waterproof Coatings

Summary

Selected Reading

Acknowledgements


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Selected Reading

Architectural Ceramics: Their History, Manufacture and Conservation. A Joint Symposium of English Heritage and the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation, September 22-25, 1994. London: English Heritage, 1996.

Ashurst, Nicola. Cleaning Historic Buildings. Volume One: Substrates, Soiling & Investigation. Volume Two: Cleaning Materials & Processes. London: Donhead Publishing Ltd., 1994.

Association for Preservation Technology. Special Issue: Preservation of Historic Masonry. Papers from the Symposium on Preservation Treatments for Historic Masonry: Consolidants, Coatings, and Water Repellents, New York, New York, November 11-12, 1994. APT Bulletin. Vol. XXVI, No. 4 (1995).

Grimmer, Anne E. Preservation Brief 6: Dangers of Abrasive Cleaning to Historic Buildings. Washington, DC: Preservation Assistance Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1979.

Grimmer, Anne E. Keeping it Clean: Removing Exterior Dirt, Paint, Stains and Graffiti from Historic Masonry Buildings. Washington, DC: Preservation Assistance Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1988.

Park, Sharon C., AIA. Preservation Brief 39: Holding the Line: Controlling Unwanted Moisture in Historic Buildings. Washington, DC: Heritage Preservation Services, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1996.

Powers, Robert M. Preservation Tech Note, Masonry No. 3, "Water Soak Cleaning of Limestone". Washington, DC: Preservation Assistance Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1992.

Sinvinski, Valerie. "Gentle Blasting." Old-House Journal. Vol. XXIV, No. 4 (July-August 1996), pp. 46-49.

Weaver, Martin E. Conserving Buildings: A Guide to Techniques and Materials. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993.

Weaver, Martin E. Preservation Brief 38: Removing Graffiti from Historic Masonry. Washington, DC: Preservation Assistance Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1995.

Winkler, E.M. Stone in Architecture: Properties, Durability. Third, completely revised and extended edition. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 1997.

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