Chinese Courtyard

Stone Restoration Services Project

Stone Restoration Services with Stone Repair

Another situation at the Honolulu Museum of Art where extensive damage to the historic natural surface was due to foot traffic and exposure to environmental elements over decades. James Thomas Stone’s restoration and repair services to historic stone in the Chinese Courtyard rehabilitated this natural material to its original condition. As mentioned in an earlier section, critical restoration and repair services are provided by a licensed mason with extensive stone restoration and repair  experience. These highly specialized services have been greatly values by many registered historic landmarks, luxury resorts, condominiums, and single-family residences.

Actions to Protect Area

  • Move benches and other objects.
  • Protect immovable objects with plastic covering.
  • Move tools and machines carefully in safe location.
  • Use blue tape and paper for low areas.
Preparing for stone restoration services.
protective barriers forstone ramp construction

Actions to Prep Area

  • Identify deeply stained ballast stone areas with moss and staining.
  • Identify areas with concrete splattering on historic ballast surface.
Stone restoration is required.
Heavily stained historic stone before stone restoration services.

Actions for Resurfacing

  • Resurface original granite with specialized diamond tip brushes and other tools.
  • Stone resurfacing is crucial to removing mold, moss, and other staining materials.
Stone resurfacing machine will help clean and seal services.
Stone resurfacing will precede clean and seal services.
Clean and seal are crucial for successful stone restoration services projects.

Actions for Clean and Seal

  • Thorough cleaning is another critical action for restoration work to bring the historic material back to its original state.
  • Treat stone with a penetrating sealer.
Clean and seal are part of a stone restoration services project.
Another view of the completed stone restoration services project.

Completed Stone Restoration Services

  • Resurfacing, cleaning, and sealing have provided the desired  restoration services.
A completed stone restoration services project.