Notre‑Dame Stone Gutters: Weathering and Drainage

A look at Notre‑Dame’s stone gutters and drainage: design, maintenance, and long‑term durability.

1/22/2026

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Drainage is care. Stone gutters and lips push water away from carvings and joints.

💧 Details

Lips: Overhangs reduce staining.
Joints: Lime mortars and lead flashings.
Inspection: Seasonal checks.

🔧 Maintenance Map

Check: Joints, slopes, blockages.
Clean: Debris and growth.
Repair: Mortar repointing.

Stone gutters

Rain writes; gutters edit.

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Architecture Historian

Als liefhebber van Parijs en aandachtige reiziger maakte ik deze gids om bezoekers te helpen verbinden met de verhalen van de Notre‑Dame — waar geloof, vakmanschap en gemeenschap samenkomen.

Notre‑Dame Stone Gutters: Weathering and Drainage

💧 Details

🔧 Maintenance Map

Over de auteur

Architecture Historian

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