perfecting the craft of
Historic Preservation
Before + After
Before and After images are a great and dramatic way of seeing how our work can affect the built environment. These shots are a good representation of how restroration can change the way our cities appear when preservation practices are implemented.
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![Oak 1.JPG - <!-- Generated by XStandard version 2.0.0.0 on 2009-08-25T19:58:52 -->
<p>This bank facade had a beautiful polished green stone veneer, but in the 70s ("it seemed like a good idea at the time") the stone was covered with a brown ceramic tile veneer. Within a few years the tile began to fall off the facade, becuase no surface preparation was performed to ensure a good substrate bond. You can see in this photo the telltale swish marks of the notched application trowels where residual thinset mortar is still remaining.</p>](http://www.preservationarts.net/uploads/images/Before and After/Oak 1.JPG "Oak 1.JPG - <!-- Generated by XStandard version 2.0.0.0 on 2009-08-25T19:58:52 -->
<p>This bank facade had a beautiful polished green stone veneer, but in the 70s ("it seemed like a good idea at the time") the stone was covered with a brown ceramic tile veneer. Within a few years the tile began to fall off the facade, becuase no surface preparation was performed to ensure a good substrate bond. You can see in this photo the telltale swish marks of the notched application trowels where residual thinset mortar is still remaining.</p>")
