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Stone Cleaning: Restorative Techniques Expunges Devilish Graffiti Off 14th Century Church Finding the right tools to clean a 14th century church and expunge its devil worshiping past: all in a day’s work for Restorative Techniques! An old church in Clophill (Bedfordshire) dating from about 1350 was as a place for devil worship since the 1960s. The…

Restorative Techniques’ products are widely used – as is the expertise of Jamie Fairchild. By visiting sites, carrying out tests and offering cleaning solutions, Jamie takes the headaches away from architects and contractors.   Restorative Techniques has been involved in many high profile jobs. On the ecclesiastical side, Lincoln Cathedral Works Department has updated to…

Cenotaph gets once-in-a-generation clean from DBR Following three months of cleaning and repointing by London stone, conservation and cleaning specialist DBR, the Cenotaph on Whitehall has emerged from behind its scaffolding ready for this year’s Remembrance Sunday in November and the commemorations planned for the centenary of the First World War that begin in August…

Details of projects carried out using the ThermaTech system throughout the UK. Hellifield War Memorial restored using state-of-the-art cleaning technology A treasured local war memorial has been restored to its former glory thanks to the latest innovation in cleaning equipment. Building conservation experts at Stone Edge have restored Hellifield War Memorial, in North Yorkshire, which…

Problems of Carbon Sulphation – Cleaning Properly Not Just Done Purely for Aesthetic Reasons It is sometimes thought that masonry cleaning is done purely for aesthetic reasons, a misunderstanding that’s not just made by members of the general public… Calcium carbonate is the principal constituent of limestone, and is common to mortar and other building…

Kensington Palace Officially Re-Opens Again Today, After Restoration The modern superheated water system known as ThermaTech®, which is both UK designed and manufactured by us at Restorative Techniques, was used during the recent restoration project at Kensington Palace, for both cleaning (see picture) and also for some paint removal applications. ThermaTech is very effective at removing certain types of…