Issue 47 JUNE - Flipbook - Page 67
Restoration experts
deploy specialist systems
on Dundee landmarks
Conservation experts are carefully cleaning some of Dundee’s most historic buildings and are gearing
up for future projects in the city.
Pioneering local experts EcoGuard Scotland are using
high-pressure steam superheated to 150 degrees C, using
the cutting-edge Doff machine by Gloucestershire
manufacturers Stonehealth.
The steam is the most gentle way of cleaning sensitive
stonework, which can often be susceptible to a condition
called spalling – the peeling away of the surface of
sandstone which has been exposed to years of moisture
and freeze-thaw cycles.
EcoGuard have recently deployed the technology on
buildings including the Custom House on Dock Street
and, just this month, the former Dundee Savings Bank
building in Princes Street.
Itself dating back to 1914, the old bank is now occupied
by Alba Chiropractic Clinic, whose owners decided the
building needed restoration work to its roof and façade.
Below, Matthew Allan using the Doff in Dundee.
Credit: SD Creative
Now complete, the project has given a new appearance
to the old stonework, preserving and protecting it for
future decades.
EcoGuard are now expecting to be involved in several
more high-profile projects in and around the city in
coming months.
“We’re delighted and honoured to be involved in
conserving the heritage of Dundee – the city’s historic
building and landmarks,” said Matthew Allan of
EcoGuard Scotland.
“Residents of Dundee who care about the heritage of this
city can rest assured that the combination of our expertise,
the machinery and the techniques we are deploying will
ensure this stonework is restored and preserved extremely
well.”
EcoGuard Scotland was set up 13 years ago by Matthew’s
father Charlie, who still leads the small family team which
constitutes the business.
