Repointing: Tips for Specification, Quality Control, and Assurance
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | 12-1 p.m. Eastern Time
1 LU/HSW
Learning Objectives:
- Identify mortar removal and installation best practices to ensure the building is structurally sound.
- Evaluate the craftworker’s methods and workmanship to mitigate moisture and create and aesthetically appeal.
- Creating a repointing specification with clear and informative details can lead to positive project outcomes, resulting in a safe building that allows occupants to recognize and appreciate the cultural heritage of the building's past.
- Review safe methods for repointing wash down.
About the Speakers
Casey Weisdock
Director Of Industry Development And Technical Services, IMI
Casey is an architectural conservator whose professional experience spans preservation design, project management, and contracting/implementation. She is a graduate of Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Previously, Casey served as an architectural conservator and site manager, focused primarily on the preservation of historic structures through research of traditional materials, and implementation of traditional repair methods and contemporary restoration techniques.
Today, Casey supports the masonry restoration industry internationally, and is also a regional director, providing support for all masonry projects, new and existing, at the local level. She's a developer and instructor of the Historic Masonry Preservation Certificate (HMPC) training offered through the International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF). Casey is also the Board Chair Emeritus of the Association for Preservation Technology– Delaware Valley Chapter (APT-DVC).