Masonry Magazine October 1989 Page. 28
in his studio creating molds for new tiles. Some molds he built himself, for others he gave drawings to a furniture firm, which made patterns.
From the patterns new tiles were made, not of terra-cotta, but of Micro Cotta, a product made by Simplex Building Products, Adrian, Michigan.
The new tiles didn't match the original 80-year-old ones in color, of course, but that was remedied with spray paint. The result was such close color duplication that when old and new tiles were displayed side by side no one could tell them apart.
The entire building was cleaned by power washing with Sure Klean after
Not only did the contractor have to work from the swinging stage, but during parts of the job the architect and sculptor who made the models of the missing tile did too.
glass, metal and stone had been protected with sure Klean Acid Stop. Then building joints were sealed with Sikaflex 1A, a poly-urethane made by Sika Corp. of Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Finally the entire facade was treated with Chem-trete BSM 40. another sealer, made by Dynamit Nobel of America, Inc., of Rockleigh, New Jersey.
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The ornate terra cotta trim, colored to resemble granite, had been loosened by moisture seeping behind the brick wall. The bricks show the water damage.
The contractor for the project was Bornor Restoration, Inc., of Lansing. Michigan.
When completed, the building had regained its bright and dignified original appearance. The terra-cotta friezes and ornaments around the roof were again securely in place.
Best of all from the client's view. Ford & Earl's ingenuity had saved nearly 90 percent of the expected cost of the renovations.
MID Holds Seminar
Grouting and Fire Ratings and Fire Resistance were the main topics of discussion at the August 29, 1989 seminar held by the Masonry Institute of Dayton at the Engineers Club. Jacob Ribar and Ron Burg. both from the Construction Technology Laborato- ries, Skokie, IL, were the featured speakers. A luncheon meeting for architects, engineers and code officials was held with a second presentation being made in the evening for mason contractors, bricklayers and mason tenders.
Correction
The brick used in one of the winning projects in the "Brick In Architecture" story appearing on page 33 of the July/August issue of MASONRY was incorrectly identified on the entry form submitted by the architectural firm. The Student Houses, Lawrenceville, NJ, were actually constructed of brick from Hanford Brick Company. Inc. and Taylor Clay Products Company.