Stone Conservation

Our team of stone conservators design and implement treatments that are guided by stonework techniques and rigorous conservation processes. Stone conservation encompasses a broad range of specialty treatments aimed to preserve historic objects for future generations. Factors such as climate, pollution, and past maintenance treatments influence speed and level of degradation, and impact the ability to sustain stone structures, art, and objects into the future.

Conservation treatments are always applied in a minimally invasive and entirely reversible way, should a better technique become available in the future. A thorough assessment of the damage and the examination of all possible options precedes the determination of any specific treatment. New technologies, such as laser ablation, can offer safer, less invasive, and more environmentally friendly approaches to stone conservation.

Laser Conservation

We continuously advance safer, less invasive, and more environmentally friendly cleaning techniques for historic materials.

Conservation Treatments

Extend the existence of a building, object, or work of art with customized conservation treatments.

Collections Care

Preserve the value of important artwork from degradation and deterioration that inevitably occurs over time.

Disaster Response

We evaluate, assess, and address the complex problems natural and man-made disasters create.

Some examples.

Coral Gables City Entrance

George Barnard Statuary Groups

Hurricane Damage Remediation

North Extension - Senate Wing

Carnegie Library Façade Restoration

Blair–Lee House

City Of Asheville Public Art

Miami Beach Public Art Collection Assessment

Unique Approaches To Stone Conservation

Examples of treatments outside of the generally accepted canon of cleaning, biocidal treatments, structural repairs, surface treatments, and material replications for outdoor stone monuments and sculptures.

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Fountain Conservation In Tropical Environments

Fountain conservation involves treating historic elements while considering operational needs, including preservation visitor safety, water conservation, ecological sustainability, and display goals.