[MassHistPres] Looking for alternative to aesbestos tiles

[Paul Bourdon]

This might be a little tangential but does anyone have any information on
the Braintree slate? The quarry became buried under the Quincy shipyards. It
is a remnant of the middle Cambrian (about 500 mya) sediments. Almost
everything else was eroded away when it was all lifted during the Acadian
mountain building event (early Devonian) They were mining slate from there
through the 19th century. Spectacular trilobites, Paradoxites sp. were sent
all over the world from there. I am wondering if any exposures are still
accessible?

Thanks,
Paul Bourdon


On 7/22/13 2:01 PM, "Garrett Laws" <copperandslate at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rebecca,
> 
> An unfading green slate would make a fantastic replacement for these floor
> tiles. The longevity of slate will greatly outlast any other well installed
> tile. 
> 
> Sheldon slate and Vermont Specialty Slate are two suppliers we've used for
> flooring, counters and roofing slate. 
> 
> Garrett Laws
> The Copper & Slate Company
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday, July 22, 2013, Rebecca Harris  wrote:
>> The United States Lightship Museum is in the process of restoring the
>> Nantucket Lightship/LV-112 <http://www.nantucketlightshiplv-112.org/> .  The
>> lower decks are covered with green, red, and black versions of rubberized
>> asbestos tiles that need to be replaced.  As they obviously can¹t use new
>> asbestos tiles, they are looking for suitable alternatives.  They would like
>> to get as close as possible to the original colors, dimensions (9 1/8" X 9
>> 1/8"), and pattern (example in attached photo).  All told, they will probably
>> need more than 4,000 sq. ft. 
>>  
>> All suggestions for materials, sources, or manufacturers are welcome.
>>  
>> Many thanks,
>> Rebecca
>>  
>> 
>> Rebecca Harris | Field Officer
>> P 617.523.0885 x44223 F 617.523.1199
>> NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
>> Boston Field Office
>> 7 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4th Floor, Boston, MA  02109
>> www.PreservationNation.org <http://www.preservationnation.org/>
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
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