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 >> [log in to unmask] >> (620) 388-2232 >> >> ========================================================= Important >> Subscriber Information: >> >> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >> http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >> information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message >> to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read >> "help" (without the quotes). >> >> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >> [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read >> "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). >> > > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).