Preserving the Magnificent

St Andrew's Episcopal ReLocation

 

  The work site is carefully fenced.  A JLG telehandler puts two men on a work platform 40 ft up safely. 

Disassembly of historic stone structures is an Engineering Job, not a Design Job.  Moving a large structure focuses on complete recovery of the facade in a fashion that allows its reconstruction.

ResErections, Inc. specializes in documenting, marketing, and disassembling architecturally unique 19th century stone mansions that can be reconstructed on sites where the investment results in the creation of new real estate wealth.  Buyers save an endangered magnificent mansion from demolition and create a marvelous new modern residence.

Recent developments in Laser Imaging and Measurement and AutoCad and BIM - (building information modeling) architectural software and RFID item tagging (radio frequency identification) has made the difficult task of disassembly, relocation, and accurate reconstruction of buildings practical.  We know how to keep track of the thousands of pieces in a fashion that allows their restoration in their original position with precision, and how to remove, package, transport, and deliver each at the time reinstalled.

ResErections collaborates with local architects and tradesmen at both the source and destination of the buildings. We do not rebuild because we have no control over what the new owner and architect want to do. We build the supply chain between the seller and the buyer of reputable professional firms. We document the structure, supervise on-site work standards, and package and ship the recovered components. We are experts in material handling and logistics. We recover everything that will not crumble when touched.

 

Relocating these structures will create 30 man years of American employment at the origin site, in the supply chain, and redesign and reconstruction.

 

Moving these structures is expensive, involving several professions and crafts.  Reserections manages the entire process of disassembling and shipping these architecturally valuable residences and employs a wide range of experienced contractors and other experts to document, disassemble, and transport them.  Most of the work will be done by local professionals, equipment vendors, and craft trades.

 

The Greenest Building is One Already Built   "Preservation saves energy by taking advantage of the nonrecoverable energy embodied in an existing building and extending its use."  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. With state of the art engineering and reconstruction, the recycled building will qualify for a USGBC LEED Gold or Platinum rating.

We are only interested in completely moving majestic buildings.  Buildings whose value will increase 10-20 times by relocation to suitable vibrant communities.  We create a great deal for the buyers, the sellers, the doers, and the public, turning American wealth into Americans at work.

Geographic Arbitrage ... What its value is where it is ... verses its value where it could be.

PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONIAL  >>   Gregory P. Luth, Ph.D., S.E., SECB ... GPLA Structural Engineers & Builders.

"ResErections rescues 19th and early 20th century stone mansions using modern laser scanning and BIM technologies to facilitate deconstruction and reconstruction, moving these magnificent edifices out of now-decrepit surroundings to sites where their grandeur is an asset.

ResErections utilizes creative destruction to save some of our doomed historical architectural heritage, fostering a rebirth of craftsmanship and mobilizing demand to create a new market.  If one were to design one of these houses from scratch, the wonderful stone would be unavailable or cost prohibitive.

With HD BIM processes, combined with laser scanning, deconstruction and logistics, these structures can be rebuilt with precision anywhere in the country, including in high seismic areas.  Technologies such as base isolation and fused shock absorbers make these virtually earthquake proof, able to survive great earthquakes with minor structural damage.

But that isn’t the best part.  Using modern gravity structures, we can replace the interior bearing wall and wood floors with long spans that would enable modern open floor plans inside the classic stone façades."

 “The problem is national in scope. In historic centers such as Philadelphia, it's particularly acute— In 2000, Pew's Heritage Philadelphia Program discovered more than 300 historic house museums in the Philadelphia region alone. Fewer than 10 percent of those have endowments of any size, and more than 80 percent are facing preservation and maintenance costs of about $1 million each, while their operating budgets average only $100,000. If nothing changes within the next decade, the research suggests, dozens will be left with no caretakers, no money and no plans for rescue.”

  The work site is carefully fenced.  A JLG telehandler puts two men on a work platform 40 ft up safely. 

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The facade of the structure is removed stone by stone, each numbered and carefully packed.

The interior and exterior of the structure is laser scanned creating a point cloud of millions of measurements accurate down to the 1/7 inch.

This is the work platform.  Quarried stone building's stones are often 200 and upto 800 lbs for featured stones, so jib cranes and chain hoists make the work safe and efficient.  

Every stone is numbered.  Worker uses Hickory Wedge to separate stones from their lime based mortar. The hay on the platform is stuffed between stones in the pallet.

Hickory wedge driven between stones frees them without damage.  The lime mortar flakes away easily.

Careful retrieval of fine components.

The tongs that grapple heavy stones ... Stones are numbered in place.

400 pound stones

Heavy Lifting

We use a bobcat to move pallets from the JLG platform around the work site

Every individual stone is planned, photographed, documented and packed with its neighbors.

Finished pallets ... 3,000 lbs ... are sealed with fencing and steel bands to safely travel across country.

Flatbed truck loading

Ocean Container Loading - 20 pallets maxes weight for 20 ft containers.

Destination warehouse

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