Cork Render, Port Soderick
Port Soderick, Isle of Man
2019–2020
Project Details
Location
Douglas, Isle of Man
Year Completed
2014
Client Type
Public Sector
Project Type
Finishes & Techniques Used
Bringing the Town Hall's sandstone back to life.
Restoration of the weathered sandstone at Douglas Town Hall. Rather than cutting out whole stones, decayed areas were carefully cut back and built up in Keim Restauro stone-repair mortar, then dressed and colour-matched to the surrounding masonry with Keim Restauro Lasur — a conservation-grade approach that keeps as much of the original stone as possible.
Project Gallery & Information
Careful hands, dressing back the the repair dressed to match the original stone
Building out a new sill between the scaffold poles
the repair dressed to match the original stone
Repairs taking shape around the mullions, high on the scaffold
Window surrounds part-way through, seen from the boards
A corner pier mid-repair behind the scaffold
The Town Hall wrapped and netted, ready for the stonework
Life going on below while the corner stones are renewed
THE FINISH
THE CRAFT
Careful hands, dressing back the the repair dressed to match the original stone
Building out a new sill between the scaffold poles
the repair dressed to match the original stone
Repairs taking shape around the mullions, high on the scaffold
Window surrounds part-way through, seen from the boards
A corner pier mid-repair behind the scaffold
The Town Hall wrapped and netted, ready for the stonework
Life going on below while the corner stones are renewed
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