Thanks to everyone for the advice and resources!
-Cass

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:51 PM, David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Carl,
>
> In all things architectural you need a structural engineer as a consultant
> to assess the danger of the current situation with the degrading bricks and
> to also help draft specs for any stabilization / restoration work that will
> meet all applicable building codes, etc. There are ASTM standards for bricks
> for construction and even if using reproduction or vintage bricks you may
> need to meet that standard. Usually with soft degrading bricks there may
> need to be a combination of structural support along with some replacement
> with bricks of the same size that match color and texture. Each situation is
> unique and there is never a recipe you can follow that applies to all
> situations.
>
> Cheers!
> Dave
>
> David Harvey
> Senior Conservator and Museum Consultant - Objects and Architecture
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Rebecca Bush <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Another good resource is the National Brick Research Center at Clemson
>> University. They study the physical and chemical composition of bricks and
>> do testing/research on historic bricks. A couple of my colleagues worked
>> with the center a year ago to make bricks that would approximate the bricks
>> present at Fort Sumter. All of which is to say, there are people there
>> interested in the structure of historic building materials, and they might
>> well be able to provide some answers and recommendations.
>> https://www.brickandtile.org/
>>
>> --
>> Rebecca Bush
>> Curatorial Assistant, Historic Columbia Foundation
>> M.A. Student in Public History
>> University of South Carolina
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>> (620) 388-2232
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