Lime-based injection grouts for the conservation of architectural surfaces

Beril Bicer-Simisr , Isobel Griffin , Bénédicte Palazzo-Bertholon (1) , Leslie Rainer

1 CESCM [Poitiers] - Centre d'études supérieures de civilisation médiévale [UMR 7302]

This paper reviews the literature on injection grouts used in the conservation of architectural surfaces including wall paintings, plasters, and mosaics. It presents the materials and techniques of grouting, and methods of evaluation, focusing on lime- and hydraulic lime-based grouts. This review indicates that a variety of materials have been investigated for use as injection grouts, and numerous commercial and custom-mixed grouts are available to conservators today. However, there are few standard or well-established methods to assess them, which have led to a wide range of test methods for their preparation, characterization, and evaluation. It is clear that a systematic study of the working and performance properties, test methods, and preparation and curing conditions is needed, as is an evaluation of products being used in the field

Mots clés: architectural surfaces; injection grouts

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace; Histoire

Beril Bicer-Simisr, Isobel Griffin, Bénédicte Palazzo-Bertholon, Leslie Rainer. Lime-based injection grouts for the conservation of architectural surfaces. Reviews in conservation, 2009, 10, pp.3-17. ⟨halshs-00785977⟩