The completed repair 

Following damage in Jan 2010 

Impervious paint stripping using the DOFF system combined with a chemical application 

Past cement repairs revealed (were replaced with Portland stone dust 'mortar' repairs) 

New Portland stone positioned in place and being drilled  

The completed repair ('mortar' repair and new stone) 

AA, NO 37 BEDFORD SQUARE, CAMDEN,

Grade I Listed

Restoration and repairs of damaged railings and Portland stone plinth to recover original appearance: the plinth had been painted with impervious paint (common, but not appropriate, practice in Bedford Square and elsewhere) which had caused stone powderization, through the entrapenment of ground moisture which could not evaporate combined with frost action.

Published in the Conservation Directory 2010.


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