SeaRock: Mending the Marble Mantle

About SeaRock

SeaRock is wave-washed granite cliffs, wind-swept monterey cypress & pine, an historic granite home growing out of granite cliffs amidst trees, a few acres along the rugged Pacific Ocean coastline.

Built in the early 20th century by a renowned architect Charles Greene, the home remains a monument to an era of craftsmanship and lifestyle gone by.

Listen to the tide until pace and breath slows to match rhythm. Witness creation vibrating and realign with it.

Here I lived from Oct. 2006 through Oct. 2013 as steward and manager.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mending the Marble Mantle

The course of polished granite filigree was close to collapsing because of age and missing grout, and a chunk of marble had mysteriously gone missing from the mantle just above.

These photos show a sequence of repairs.

First a support frame was prepared and a masonry epoxy was injected into the cavity between the marble and the granite edging, and the support frame was wedged up, forcing the filigee back into alignment.