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Scaffolding: The Backbone of a Safe Restoration When you’re restoring a 116-year-old structure, access is everything. Every brick, stone, and mortar joint on this historic East Texas bank building needed hands-on attention — and the only way to do it safely and efficiently was with the right scaffolding system. Southwest Scaffolding provided the access solutions that made this project possible, supporting crews as they completely rebuilt and revitalized the building’s faç …

Case Study Series: Real Projects, Real Results When the Mason County Historic Courthouse in Texas began to show signs of severe weathering, cracks in the stonework, crumbling mortar joints, and dangerously loose facade elements, a restoration crew was brought in to stabilize and repair the structure. But there was one major obstacle: access. The Problem: Height and Fragility The courthouse, built in the early 1900s, stood three stories tall with a steep-pitched roof and ornate stone detailing al …