PDH Stone Masonry and Restoration :: Projects
Various works completed by PDH Stone Masonry and Restoration.
BAM
The state of the art “Tine” cheese plant in Mogeely, Co.Cork, is one of the leading Norwegian Food companies for which BAM construction tasked PDH Stone Masonry and Restoration with the project of facing the plant’s boundary wall with Sandstone. The wall is greater than 100 metres in length and is an impressive spectacle as you approach the plant.
Vella Homes
Vella Homes is headed up by Donal Relihan, a highly experienced and respected property developer. PDH Stone Masonry and Restoration works with Vella Homes to create beautiful and meticulous stone facades to these bespoke houses, we also enclose these beautiful estates with imposing stone estate walls.
Fota Island
Fota Island Hotel and Spa is a 5 Star resort located 20 minutes from Cork city. PDH Stone Masonry & Restoration are responsible for all masonry maintenance and upkeep of Fota Island Resort. This includes extending the resort’s golf club, maintaining all the estate, and making any repairs necessary as they may arise.
Atkin’s Hall, Co.Cork
PDH Stone Masonry is proud to have been commissioned to make significant restoration repairs to Atkin’s Hall, named after, William Atkins, it’s architect. Originally, Cork City and County Asylum. The building is built in a Gothic revival style between 1846 and 1853 and is popularly held to hold the longest corridor in Europe.
The 4-story asylum had been vacant since 2002 and was badly damaged in a fire in 2017, it has now been developed into residential units.
Due to the scale of this historic building, restoration is an on-going process for PDH Stone Masonry and Restoration. We have made large scale repairs to the pointing work on Atkins Hall rendering it watertight and protecting the building from water damage due to the Irish weather wearing away at the integrity of the original mortar.
At PDH Stone Masonry and Restoration we revere the skill and craftsmanship of the original stone masons who created these spectacular buildings, and we seek to restore their work both as a sign of respect the their workmanship and to allow further generations to appreciate the beauty of their work.
Ballymcphilip Bridge, Co. Cork
Time and the inclement Irish weather had eroded the parapet structure and eaten away at the mortar of Ballymcphilip Bridge. The parapet of Ballymcphilip Bridge is a low structure on the edge of the brim of the bridge and so, it is most vulnerable to issues which affect it’s integrity and often in such cases the parapet may suffer more masonry damage than the actual wall structures do.
A damaged parapet can cause a public safety hazard and one must prevent potential harm to the structure or to any single person and so such a project such as this must be carried out swiftly and safely.
In order to restore the bridge, we utilized the original stone and NHL lime which we determined was the original lime used to build the bridge after we had mortar analysis conducted on the samples that we had carefully taken. There were some cases where we had to fabricate new units where the original pieces were no longer functioning or safe for their intended purpose.
Using traditional stone masonry methods, we also aimed to improve the durability of the parapet by using high quality and durable materials. The result was a structurally sound bridge that was restored with care, to its original beauty.
Cappamore Bridge, Co. Limerick
In the case of Clogher Bridge we were requested to raise the parapet of the bridge. The original parapet had a soldier course which we also maintained in the raising of the parapet. NHL lime was the mortar prescribed from mortar analysis conducted on samples taken. Again, we attempted to protect the durability of the bridge by using correct and highly durable materials along with our skilled craftsmanship in traditional stone masonry.
Chimney Stacks at Montenotte
PDH Stone Masonry & Restoration were commissioned to restore 8 red brick, corbelled chimney stacks to a Georgian building in Cork city, this involved the total rebuild of the chimney stacks. Lead trays were also installed to render the chimney stack watertight. Again, NHL lime was the appropriate mortar for this project.
Ballinglanna House, Co. Cork
Ballinglanna House was built in 1739 in a Gothic Revival style. It was the seat of the Newsom family in the mid-nineteenth century and so it is vital to preserve its structural integrity.
PDH Stone Masonry & Restoration were commissioned to re-locate the entrance piers to the house, wing walls were added to compliment the original style of the building. The original stone from the piers was carefully utilized to create an entrance befitting this elegant and lofty house.