Subject

Gauge boards

#1, 6859: disintegrated interior masonry wall void
Archives 1008.01.59

Sites & Structures Report, January 2014

Sites & Structures Reports

Sites & Structures Report for January 8, 2014 to the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA Description: The following is a summary of stabilization, preservation, restoration, and related work planned, completed, and in-progress, including requested Board approval or other action on pending work and projects under consideration: I. White Hor

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#1: Blue-lined displaced wall area
Archives 1008.01.065

Sites and Structures Report, March 2014

Sites and Structures Reports · March 2014

Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Sites & Structures Report, 3/12/14 MOUNS JONES HOUSE RESTORATION: As reported at the last meeting, it has become obvious from close inspection and measurements that the central segment of the masonry wall facing the Schuylkill River is distended from a vertical alignment by as much as 6 or 7 inches. The "bul

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MJH Gauge Board Data
Archives 1000.01.140

Drawing

Mouns Jones

The first drawing [MJH gauge board data] graphically specifies the alignment of the gauge [aka gage] boards across the western eaves wall of the Mouns Jones House in 2014, hung from the rafter tails to determine the extent of the bulge in the wall masonry. The outward displacements at numerous points are noted on the drawing. The extremes [1”-7 1/2”] clearly

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