SERVICES
Cultural Heritage Conservation LLC provides services for the conservation needs of a building, monument, or sculpture, include the following:
Cultural Heritage Conservation LLC provides services for the conservation needs of a building, monument, or sculpture, include the following:
- Conservation construction services - implementation of micro-abrasive and chemical cleaning, grouting, pinning, patch and crack filling, in-painting, and conservation treatments such as consolidants and water repellents
- Documentation - execution of condition and repair surveys for project planning purposes
- Micro-abrasive cleaning testing to ensure the materials and methods are effective yet do not damage the historic fabric
- Finishes analysis - chromochronology and color replication of appropriate paint and other finish layers
- Repair material testing - execution of tests to determine the mechanical compatibility of repair materials and historic fabric
- Mortar analysis and replication - design of mechanically and aesthetically compatible mortars for historic structures
- Stereo-binocular microscopy - investigation of materials for their composition, accretions, and coatings
- Ion analysis - detects the presence of salts in materials
- ASTM testing for select mechanical properties: water absorption, adhesion testing, water vapor transmission testing, accelerated weathering
- Determination of serviceability of materials for their continued use through testing and analysis
- Site testing to determine compatible and effective cleaners, strippers, coatings, water repellents, consolidates, and repair materials
- Laser cleaning
- Implementation of mock-ups for client approval
- Quality control of restoration implementation