Blair Bates, Michigan

President, Building Restoration, Inc., and Building Renovation, LLC

Blair Bates is President of Building Restoration, Inc. (a Building Restoration Construction Co.) and Building Renovation, LLC. (a Masonry Preservation training company). He is an active hands on mason. Thus, being able to understand the practical side of the restoration process. A Graduate of Buffalo State University having a BS in Industrial Engineering. Since 1979 has been solely working in the building restoration industry from the specifying engineering side to the construction perspective. He is an active teacher with the Michigan Historic Preservation Network (MPHN), International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) and the Stone Foundation (SF). He has had articles published in the periodicals of both ICRI and SF. Classes include the old trowel trades of; Tuck pointing, brick replacement, stone masonry, stucco, chinking, wattle and daub plaster and conventional lime plaster. He also utilizes his drone license to investigate structures to get a better
understanding of structures during the investigation phases of a restoration program.
Email: blair@building-renovation-llc.com