Case Study
Texas Mansion Protected by ZRC
Texas Mansion Protected by ZRC The extensive structural and decorative ironwork on a 1927 "Latin Colonial" mansion located in the River Oaks section of Houston, Texas, has been protected from corrosion by ZRC Cold Galvanizing Compound. Designed by noted architect John F. Staub, the residence boasts many fine cast- iron details influenced by the architectural stylings of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast areas. The owner, wishing to decrease continuous maintenance costs, specified ZRC to preserve the ironwork as part of a major restoration project. Flexibility of a One Component System McLean's Blacksmithing, Inc. of Galveston, Texas, was contracted to handle the painting and restoration of all structural and ornamental ironwork at the mansion. Doug McLean, president, recommended ZRC for the p