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Slippery rock Gazette
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The Stone Detective
The Case of Stone Not Being Stone
Frederick M. Hueston, PhD
Most of the fast food places came up, but one caught my attention. I kid you not, it was called Flo’s. Must be an omen, so I asked Siri or directions.
Then, just as I was
about to pull out of the parking lot, my cell phone rang. It was an architect who was put- ting together some specs on a historic home that had a lot of limestone. He was wondering if I could do an inspection and tell him if it was restorable, and what would be the procedure for res- toration. I told him I was on the road and it would have to wait till I got back. I next asked him where the project was located. Now, talk about an omen – it was only an hour away from where I was staying. I told him it was his lucky day, and I could take a look at it the next day. He told me he would send me all the info he
had on the project, and he would meet me at the location the fol-
lowing morning.
When I pulled up to the
house the next morning,
it was one of those large plantation-style houses with multi-story large white pillars, upper balcony, the works. It looked a lot like the house in
Gone with the Wind.
As I pulled up, a tall gen-
tleman who looked a lot like Clark Gable was on the front porch, He waved to me and I introduced myself. We tapped elbows. Yup, this is the new norm. I wonder if
we will ever shake hands again? He opened the front door and we walked into a large circular foyer. There were numerous col- umns and stairs up both sides that at first glance looked like lime- stone. He went on to describe that limestone and what type it was, where it came from etcet-
era, etcetera.
On closer inspection, I noticed
there were numerous cracks in the columns and the steps. I lis- tened to his spiel while I began to do my inspection. As I looked closely, I noticed several areas
IT
was a hot morning and I was on the road
again. This time I was headed somewhere in the deep
south, in Alabama.
After I woke up in my dis- mal roadside motel room, I got dressed and headed out to the parking lot to my rental car in search of a local greasy spoon for a good cup of joe and some down-home grits with my usual bacon and eggs.
I walked out to the parking lot and realized I had forgot- ten where I parked. Also, I for- get what kind of car I rented. No, it’s not about getting old. This is what happens when you travel all the time!
So, I took the key fob, held it in the air and hit the panic button. Lo, and behold! My rental car was only a few steps away. I got in, grabbed my cell phone and asked Siri for local restaurants.
where there was rebar show- ing through several tiles on the floor (see photo). I also noted that the texture of the stone was not characteristic of this type of limestone.
All of a sudden I realized I wasn’t dealing with limestone, but
a cast stone! The rebar was a dead giveaway, since when they man- ufacture cast stone, they always place metal rods in it to strength- ening it. I also noted that there appeared to be form impressions.
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