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Inlet of original cellar kitchen floor drain through east wall foundation, prior to restoration. Excavation in December, 2009 uncovered the 18th-century kitchen-cellar drain [see DTR09PH80--1001.01.169 (pre-restoration) and DTR09PH82--1001.01.171 (restored)], basically a tunnel [rectangular in section at its inlet] on bedrock passing through the east wall
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View of wall above kitchen door after removal of exterior layer [“wythe”] of stones, which were distended and out of plumb. Stones removed from above the doorway were laid out on the ground in "mirror" position and were re-laid and "mudded in" [set and bonded in bed and joint mortar] in their original positions. Repointing of this wall segment was complet
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A series of 23 digital photographs showing restoration of the displaced and unstable central segment of the east cellar wall foundation. This wall had been severely destabilized and displaced [several inches into the cellar] by long term saturation of the bed and pointing mortar. Eventually persistent hydrostatic pressure from ground water, augmented by peri
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Series of 25 digital photos depicting the variations in composition and performance of the mortars in the walls of the 1780 Fulp ["Bridge Keeper's"] House. The building displays six or more varieties of mortar in its beds, joints, and exterior pointing applied periodically during its 230 years of existence. The wall mass reconstructed or re-mortared in this
View recordHPTBC Sites & Structures Report October 11, 2017 1. Mouns Jones House: A. Re-laying of southern pier stonework resumes today; B. Mortar analysis excludes “high-calcium” lime from Oley Valley, France, Lancaster and other Hi-Calc lime sources; C. Old MJH mortar is “dolomitic”, according to x-ray microscopy conducted by Geologist Ron Sloto at West C
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