FINE ART DISASTER RESTORATION

There is no more critical time in the preservation of historical assets than the period immediately after some type of natural disaster. Blackburn’s years of experience with historic materials and methods enable us to provide the right form and level of remediation to ensure the preservation of historic surfaces and finishes. Whether the effected areas involve fine art, murals decorative plaster, gold leaf, wood finishes, statuary or ornamental metalwork, Blackburn Building Conservation LLC can provide solutions to bring fire and water damaged historic interiors back to their former grandeur.


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MA

A fire in the sacristy of the Church of the Immaculate Conception caused extensive smoke damage throughout the sanctuary. The entire space was staged to provide hand contact with all the surfaces from the floor to the sixty foot ceiling. While dry erase sponges completed the cleaning of the wood...


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