Our recent restoration work over at Machynlleth also involved a very careful cleaning of the historic surfaces.
Cleaning any historic surface requires careful thought. Some cleaning processes used can actually harm the building and accelerate erosion.
Cleaning of some terracotta façades in the 1980’s has actually resulted in some buildings being demolished.
This is why Grosvenor Construction provides [...]
There’s no doubting the courage and tenacity of the local townfolk of Machynlleth, Wales, who have campaigned tirelessly with literally ‘time against them.’
The old clock tower of Machynlleth has taken on iconic status for the town because of it’s key location and also because of it’s beautiful Gothic style. But its future was in jeopardy [...]
Grosvenor Construction are specialists in the use of Lime Mortar.
It’s specification, preparation and application require a considerable amount of knowledge combined with experience.
On a recent project over at Machynlleth in Wales, Grosvenor were responsible for re-pointing the famous Clock Tower.
Below is a photographic record of some of the application stages of lime mortar pointing at [...]
