Repairs to Historic Buildings
Although acknowledged stone specialists, DIS Group of Companies also has extensive experience in the restoration and repair of historic buildings, houses of characters and heritage sites. The external fabric of a historic building is our speciality.
Our masons are versatile with their skills. As well as working and fixing natural stone they are able to carry out lime mortar repairs, stone repairs, shelter coating and all forms of conservation techniques. Our masons also use their extensive knowledge of historic structures in providing their expertise and quality workmanship on historic building conservation making extensive repairs to ancient limestone buildings, by removing stone slabs and natural stone where perished and replacing with new where required.
In listed building conservation, our masons have a close working relationship with clients and architects to provide the highest standard and quality of services expertly delivered on time and to the agreed budget.
Stone Restoration & Conservation
DIS Group are stone restoration specialists and we have carried out stone conservation and stone restoration work to historic buildings, such as Manoel Island and church restoration at Paola. We are especially knowledgeable in stone conservation work, as well as all types of façade repairs, cleaning and stone replacement.
Church Restoration
DIS Group has vast experience in all types of stone conservation and stonework renovation to local church buildings in Malta. Our masonry experts are able to give advice on all aspects of stone conservation as well as advice and help with stone selection. DIS Group has extensive knowledge of all types of historic building restoration and repair to churches. Church building restoration forms a staple part of the type of work carried out by our masons and they can provide the quality workmanship needed to carry out any type of restoration projects ranging from replacing damaged stone, repairing arched roofed cupolas and pinnacles, poultice cleaning and shelter coatings to the complete roof replacement.
Cleaning Techniques
The range of techniques employed in building cleaning has evolved and been refined over time. All our stone cleaning teams are trained in all the latest cleaning developments and techniques and are experienced in masonry cleaning to all types of buildings, limestone, concrete as well as paint and graffiti removal.
A complete range of safe, efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly products have been designed for graffiti removal and to protect surfaces from future attacks.
DIS Group is able to offer a consistently high standard of façade cleaning services across a wide range of techniques:
- JOS (Swirling vortex system cleaning system)
- High pressure steam cleaning
- Graffiti removal
- Paint removal
- Poulticing
- Chemical cleaning
Our Services:
- Stone Design, Production & Stone Supply
- Stone Carving
- Stone Memorials, Sculptures & Monuments
- Stone Flooring
- Stone Staircases
- Hard Landscaping
- Facade Cleaning
