Heritage Materials · Chapter 3 14

Material Longevity

Quality outlives the buyer

Percent of original material surviving after one century of outdoor exposure

0 25% 50% 75% 100% Hand-painted Azulejo 94% Cut Stone Masonry 71% Encaustic Cement 43% Timber Framework 22% Rendered Plaster 8%
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