There was a time, many years ago, when it was thought water was the most deadly enemy of any historic masonry building. That naive notion died within the first hour on our first rehabilitation project. The most deadly enemy is man and what he does in the name of maintenance and rehabilitation. (We will ignore, at this time, those who think “Old Buildings” should be demolished in the name of “progress”Most of our historic Sydney structures, even some of the most elegant, have experienced the cycle of decline and neglect, eventually winding up in the hands of people incapable of maintaining … Continue reading Sydney Sandstone and Brick Structures