Stone Repair & Restoration

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 12-1 p.m. Eastern Time
1 LU/HSW

Stone has been used for thousands of years for many building types and comes in many shapes, sizes, and properties. Extremely durable when maintained, over time, stone can deteriorate when exposed to weather, moisture, or improper previous repairs or pointing mortar. Learn about the formation of stone, material properties of common building stone, and common deterioration mechanisms. Review stone treatment options, including best practices, for dutchman repairs, cementitious mortar repairs, stone finishing, and stone carving. Craftworkers that are trained and educated in stone repair and restoration are assets to project teams and play a significant role in successful projects.

 Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the background and basics of various stone material properties.
  • Understand common deterioration mechanisms of existing stone facades.
  • Understand important details with dutchman repairs and composite mortar repairs.
  • Understand best practices and the importance of matching historic stone material properties.

About the Speaker

Casey Weisdock
Director of Industry Development and Technical Services, IMI

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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). 

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