Structural Stabilization

2.8.1 Red Jacket Monument, Hamilton, 1890, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY. Detail of bronze shifted over granite base.

2.8.2 Red Jacket Monument, Hamilton, 1890, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY. Plate installed on Westerly granite base.

2.8.3 Red Jacket Monument, Hamilton, 1890, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY. Resetting sculpture.

2.8.4 Red Jacket Hamilton, 1890, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY. Monument after sculpture stabilization.

2.8.5 Mary Rider Marker, 1845, Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, CT. Thin marble marker with stainless structural support. .

2.8.7 Constantino Nivola, 1962, Morse College, Yale University. Installation of cast stone with stabilization plate.

2.8.8 Costantino Nivola, 1962, Morse College, Yale University. New anchor system of installed sculpture.

2.8.9 Costantino Nivola, 1962, Morse College, Yale University. Stabilized cast stone light fixture.

2.8.9 Moffit & Doyle, 1887, Soldiers & Sailors Monument, New Haven, CT. Crane removal of unstable sculpture.

2.8.10 Moffit & Doyle, 1887, Soldiers & Sailors Monument, New Haven, CT. Installation of stainless armature.

2.8.11 Angel of Peace, Moffit & Doyle, 1887, Soldiers & Sailors Monument, New Haven, CT. After treatment

2.8.12 Iron Fence, Minute Man Monument, 1910, Westport, CT. Installation of cantilevered, stainless anchors.

2.8.13 Iron Fence, Minute Man Monument, 1910, Westport, CT. Instaaltion of cantilevered, stainless anchors.

2.8.14 ST. Thomas More Chapel, Yale, Steeple Sculptures.Detail of tap and inserted aluminum threaded rod.

2.8.15 ST. Thomas More Chapel, Yale, Steeple Sculptures. Reinstallation of aluminum angel.

2.8.16 Soldier, Conrads, Deerfield Civil War Monument, 1867, Deerfield, MA. Unstable sandstone sculpture.

2.8.17 Soldier, Conrads, Deerfield Civil War Monument, 1867, Deerfield, MA. Stabilizing sandstone carving.

2.8.18 Soldier, 1867, Civil War Monument, Deerfield, MA. Stabilizing sandstone carving with 4' stainless steel rods.

2.8.19 Soldier, Conrads, Deerfield Civil War Monument, 1867, Deerfield, MA. Sandstone figure secured in frame for transportation.

2.8.19 Soldier, Conrads, Deerfield Civil War Monument, 1867, Deerfield, MA. Soldier stabilized for transportation to indoor treatment facility.

2.8.20 Eagle, Gutzon Borglum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, CT. Stabilizing detached head after attempted theft.

2.8.20 Eagle, Gutzon Borglum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, CT. Welding cracked legs after attempted theft.

2.8.21 Eagle, Gutzon Borglum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, CT.

2.8.23 Rev. Chauncey Crypt, 1756, CT Valley Sandstone, Old Buying Ground, Durham, CT. View after stabilization

Public safety is the highest priority for the display of any object. Sculpture, architectural features and cemetery markers can become unstable to the point of eminent failure. Physical fatigue, “walking” of stone units during freeze-thaw cycles, severely leaning grave markers, the use of inappropriate ferrous hardware and armatures, improper design or installation, inadequate foundations, and mortar loss can all contribute to structural instability and possible public harm. Loose objects, particularly bronze elements and intricate cemetery carvings, can also lead to theft.

Structural stabilization is achieved through an understanding of the materials, original design, existing conditions, structural dynamics, and function and location of the object. Emphasis is placed on solutions that address the cause for the damage, compatibility with the historic materials, aesthetics and retreatability. Collaboration with architects and engineers ensures public safety by meeting required local building codes, and accepted structural standards.

Conserve ART Structural Stabilization Services:

• Evaluation of Existing Conditions
• Material Analysis
• Structural Design
• Engineering Consultation
• Architectural Consultation
• Repairs
• Structural Armatures
• Anchoring Systems
• Rigging
• Resetting