Calgary sandstone: preservation and restoration (a manual for its maintenance and repair)

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1982
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Over the 20 years from 1885 to 1905 Calgary grew from a town of just over 500 people to a city of over 12,000. The major commercial civic, institutional and industrial buildings of these years were constructed predominantly of sandstone. Today those which remain provide Calgary with a singularly valuable architectural resource, the preservation of which requires detail ed technical information on approaches to the maintenance and repair of their principal material; sandstone. Unfortunately such information is generally not available, or not related specifically to Calgary Sandstone. Nor does the training or experience of the present day architect or contractor provide him with the special knowledge required; concentrating as it does on modern day materials and practice. This project provides the architect or contractor involved in the task of maintaining or repairing a sandstone building with an understanding of the material he is dealing with, and with the specific detailed technical information required for its appropriate preservation, or repair. Firstly, the project investigates how Calgary sandstone was used, examines its structure and composition and how these affect its durability, and considers the question of how the stone deteriorates in use. The remainder of the project discusses specific preservation and restoration techniques, which are available to architects and contractors, including a guide to the formulation and implementation of a program for maintenance or repair that is keyed to detailed technical discussions on masonry cleaning, preservation, and replacement or repair.
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Bibliography: p. 233-241.
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Pearson, L. J. (1982). Calgary sandstone: preservation and restoration (a manual for its maintenance and repair) (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19050
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