TryWatts.Com - Tour of the Towers

THE SOUTH WALL

Conservation

Funded Conservatioon of the Towers of Simon Rodia in Watts is ongoing
Work recently done on chimney and fireplace of what was once the Rodia home is complete
What you se here is a before shot...
Visit us and take a look at the work done to date on this area of the structures...
...if you haven't already seen it!

Cracks

The mortar and embellishments of the Towers are preserved.
Methods of adhesion and waterproofing are up to date and ongoing.
After rainstorms, earthquakes or high winds Towers conservation teams survey and repair damage.
Areas of moisture after the rain indicate that water is getting inside somewhere and that repairs must be initiated.

Retrieve / Repair / Reattach

The Towers were designed by Rodia to give whenever they have to.
Though the structural integrity of the Towers is unaffected after high winds and earthquakes, either glass, pottery or tileembellishments sometimes fall off.
First they must be retrieved and cataloged.
Retrieval and Catalog requires several forms and levels of documentation.
They must be reassembled because generally they break.
They must then reattached after the place where they came from has been located.

The Ship of Marco Polo The Baptismal Font

	Conservation Funded Conservatioon of the Towers of Simon Rodia in Watts is ongoing Work recently done on chimney and fireplace of what was once the Rodia home is complete What you se here is a before shot... Visit us and take a look at the work done to date on this area of the structures... ...if you haven't already seen it!
	Cracks The mortar and embellishments of the Towers are preserved. Methods of adhesion and waterproofing are up to date and ongoing. After rainstorms, earthquakes or high winds Towers conservation teams survey and repair damage. Areas of moisture after the rain indicate that water is getting inside somewhere and that repairs must be initiated.
	Retrieve / Repair / Reattach The Towers were designed by Rodia to give whenever they have to. Though the structural integrity of the Towers is unaffected after high winds and earthquakes, either glass, pottery or tileembellishments sometimes fall off. First they must be retrieved and cataloged. Retrieval and Catalog requires several forms and levels of documentation. They must be reassembled because generally they break. They must then reattached after the place where they came from has been located.