Val Juhasz, Author at Core Conservation

Potential Reasons Behind the Decay of Old Walls

December 9, 2018
Val Juhasz
Surveying

While doing a dampness survey the other day on an old farm building I noticed that under the windows the stonework is much more "worn" than in other parts. This made me thinking a bit on why this might be…

How to Speed Up the Drying of a Flooded Building?

We have installed one of our electromagnetic wall dehydration systems in a flood damaged property on an experimental basis. We did before and after measurements.

Water Transport Mechanisms in Porous Media

July 24, 2018
Val Juhasz
Rising Damp

The wetting process of a completely dry building material (e.g. bricks or stones) involves several phenomena. It starts with vapour diffusion and the absorption of moisture by adsorption, which through interstitial condensation leads to capillary flow, resulting in a moisture saturated building material.

Fortified Church of Ghelinta

July 21, 2018
Val Juhasz
Case Studies

I recently spent some of my holiday in Transylvania where I visited several old churches. Ghelinta, a tiny town in deepest Transylvania, is home to a church whose amazing interior wall paintings look almost as fresh as when they were first put there, six or seven centuries ago.

Fortified Church of Prejmer

July 21, 2018
Val Juhasz
Case Studies

I recently spent some of my holiday in Transylvania where I visited several old churches. The fortified church of Prejmer is one of the most important medieval historic monuments in Transylvania. The church was founded by the Germanic Teutonic Knights.

Fortified Unitarian Church of Dârjiu

July 15, 2018
Val Juhasz
Case Studies

I recently spent some of my holiday in Transylvania where I visited several old churches. The most valuable elements of the church are the mural paintings dating back to 1419, which experts consider to be the most impressive medieval works in Transylvania.