Are you ready to harness your professional expertise and expand your services to include a specialized, prestigious, and potentially lucrative service?
Historic stone preservation and restoration requires a certain knowledge and skill set that go far beyond that of the average stone and tile restoration contractor. Normal floor or surface restoration methods are often not appropriate and may even cause damage. This course is designed to provide the knowledge and the tools necessary to be successful in this specialized sector of the stone and tile restoration industry.
This course is taught by Frederick M. Hueston, an internationally recognized stone and tile consultant, historic property preservation expert, and failure investigator.
Course Topics
- What is Historical Restoration?
- Standards for Rehabilitation and the National Register
- Who’s Who? (Architect, Contractor, Architectural Conservator)
- Repair and Maintenance of Historical Stone Masonry
- Stone Masonry Cleaning
- Cleaning Historic Stone
- Stain Removal
- Long-term Effects of Cleaning
- How to Market Your Services
- How to Communicate with Architects and Conservators
Resources, Support, and More
- Lesson by lesson discussion/support
- Review course material as needed, even weeks... or months later
- LinkedIn Certification
- On-going support through CoP Discussion Group
- Optional Extended Support