In renovating the masonry facade of...

In renovating the masonry facade of a historic building, selecting and applying the adapted restoration techniques can mean the difference between preserving a cultural asset or damaging it.

The first gradation in any successful masonry restoration is developing a historic arrangement report, which documents a building's historic, cultural and architectural significance, as well as its structural and material integrity.

In developing the report, a thorough technical investigation of the masonry should be performed. The time exhausted on the investigation will vary by means of the size of the