Restoration - Plaster & Stucco : Masonry - Block, Brick, Stone

Fort Laramie
Wyoming

Fort Laramie was founded in 1849 as a military outpost along the Oregon Trail. It served as a staging area for troops fighting Crazy Horse or Sitting Bull. The popular view of the fort, generated by series such as "Rusty and Rintintin" from our old black and white televisions, is that of an enclosure surrounded by a wall. Fort Laramie, however, was never enclosed by a fence. The structures were made from a mixture of lime and sifted river sand. The same mixture is used today for repairs, restoration, preservation and maintenance by the National Park Service. The walls on most structures are an average of 18 inches thick and were assembled in layers.

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Fort Laramie

 

Charles Krug Winery
Napa Valley, California

Established in 1861, Charles Krug Winery is the first winery established in the Napa Valley. The restoration of the winery involved repointing and plastering with Saint-Astier Natural Hydraulic Lime in order to match the original materials.

 

San Carlos Cathedral
Monterey, California

Built between 1770 and 1794, the San Carlos Cathedral is the oldest stone building in California, still serving the Catholic community of the Monterey Peninsula today.

The sandstone and mud mortar walls, originally covered with a lime plaster very similar to our NHL 2, sustained minimal damage from past earthquakes while the lime plaster basically remained intact. Nevertheless, deemed an "unreinforced masonry building," the cathedral needed seismic retrofitting, and the original lime plaster needed to be removed in the process. Upon completion, simple sand and NHL 2 mixes were used for repointing and replastering, vital elements that guarantee the building's integrity for centuries to come.

This restoration was achieved with the expertise of specialized engineers and architects in collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute.

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www.sancarloscathedral.net

 

Mission San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, California

Historical preservation of registered Historic Landmark and designated National Historic Treasure.

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www.missionsjc.com

 

Visitor's Complex - Roma National Historic Landmark District
Roma, Texas

Saint-Astier Natural hydraulic lime was used to successfully complete this interior and exterior restoration project (repointing, plastering, painting) of the visitor's complex in the historical district. Special effort was made to restore the site as authentically as possible with true historic materials, such as the lime paint on the roof deck, as it originally appeared in the 1800s.

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www.cityofroma.net

 

Chamberlain House, Mission Houses Museum
Honolulu, Hawaii

Restoration of coral block historical building. Repointing and plastering with NHL with coral sand.

 

San Mateo Central Park
San Mateo, California

Historical fence piers: Setting and pointing bricks and plastering with NHL.

Award: Historic Preservation Award, California Preservation Foundation, 2004

 

Garnier Building
Los Encinos State Park, California

Reconstruction and restoration of 19th century historical building heavily damaged during 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Stone setting, pointing and plastering with NHL.