PROJECT DATA:

Building:
Lamar Barn
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming

Owner:
National Park Service
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming

Project Date:
Summer 1986

Contractor:
Harrison Goodall
Conservation Services
Kinnelon, New Jersey

Epoxy Supplier:
ConServ Epoxies
Conservation Services                                                                  Click on Image to see full size
Kinnelon, New Jersey

Project Costs:
Total: $39 706
Epoxy cost = $375.00
Labor cost for log crown stabilization
= 100 person days or approximately 2.5 days per log crown.

Project Included:
39 log crown replacements (wood supplied by the park)
38 rafters stabilized
69 lin.ft. sill log replacement
90 lin.ft. wall log facing
20 lin.ft. wall log epoxy stabilization
50 lin.ft. foundation repair
2 weeks log stabilization training
Approximately half of the contract involved log crown replacement

This PRESERVATION TECH NOTE was prepared by the National Park Service. Charles E. Fisher, Preservation Assistance Division, National Park Services, serves as Technical Coordinator for the PRESERVATION TECH NOTES. Special thanks go to the following National Park Service Staff: Lee Nelson, FAIA, Sharon Park, AI.A, Michael Auer, Brenda Siler, and Rodd Wheaton for their assistance with this Tech Note.

PRESERVATION TECH NOTES are designed to provide practical information on innovative techniques and practices for successfully maintaining and preserving cultural resources. All techniques and practices described herein conform to established National Park Service policies, procedures and standards. This Tech Note was prepared pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980, which direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop and make available to government agencies and individuals information concerning professional methods and techniques for the preservation of historic properties.

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