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The PaintSquare Guide to Historic Structures

Articles (21)

SSPC Honors Coating Projects in 5th Annual Structure Awards

The case of… The fix is worse than the problem

Curb Appeal

The many shades of green

Resurrecting an art-deco relic

Paint Removal: Having a blast, gently

Battling the march of time

Coatings and historic structures: A preservation dichotomy

Resurrection - Re-creating a masterpiece in plaster and paint

Splendor in paradise regained

Coatings for Wood - Industry and inspiration

Coatings for Seacoast Settings: Beauty amid the often beastly

Color makes waves at Watercolor Inn

Concrete Coatings: New look, new life for ‘Mill City’ landmark

Green Building Council issues updated LEED for new construction

Restoration/preservation: Miracle at 90 West Street

Restoration/preservation: Preserving the ‘Cathedral of Commerce’ demands devotion to the details of Gothic landmark

Color and restoration: Putting the pieces together

Restoration/Preservation: Memorable masterpieces

Surface Preparation Products

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Coatings Inspection Instruments: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

Blog (4)

Frank Lloyd Done Wrong

The Little House That Did: Inspiring an Architectural Landscape Part 2

The Little House That Did: Sunnyledge, Inspiring an Architectural Landscape

Mail Pouch Tobacco: Hitting the Broad Side of 20,000+ Barns

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AIA 2011

SSPC Training - Floor Coating Basics

Daily Quiz (6)

As defined by the US National Park Service, what building treatment category depicts a property at a particular period of time in its history, while removing evidence of other periods?

True or false: Preservationists prefer penetrating sealers over coatings to protect masonry substrates on historic structures.

What organization publishes the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties?

The Dome of the U.S. Capitol is currently undergoing a long-term renovation program. But the Dome does not date to the original Capitol building, which was completed in 1829. Do you know the year the current Dome was completed?

Penetrating sealers are sometimes avoided by conservators on the masonry substrates of historic structures for what main reason?

True or false: In preservation work on historic structures, abrasive blasting is normally recommended by conservators for coating removal from brick substrates.