CONSOLIDATION

I need clarification about terms that broadly have impact on saving buildings.  I'm sure the vast majority of Jamaicans need it even more. A term which I believe is valid but rarely used is "consolidation."

- Here's a very sophisticate, high end use of the term for stone buildings: "On substrates exhibiting limited cohesive integrity, application of an ethyl silicate stone strengthener can often stabilize marginal stone and reduce quantities of repair required." 

- A medium level consolidant, not limited to stone, could be "fast drying latex caulk plus silicone" that is available in the hardware store.

- A very low level and low cost alternative (which I use on my old miner'a cabin section of the house and elsewhere) is paper pulp mixed with interior or exterior latex paint. Since the color doesn't matter, the paint can be what stores or neighbors would otherwise throw out. So the entire mixture can potentially be cost free.

OTHER REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE TERMS

PRESERVATION

Preservation is the almost unique term for various kinds of application used to keep historic buildings standing. When used in nature, preservation mean means keeping a natural resource locked away from use. CONSERVATION, by contrast, implies limited and careful use that keeps the resource from dwindling faster than it can be regenerated. It can be used for buildings in certain limited senses, but is rarely used in general.

RESTORATION

I take this to mean returning a building to its apex or original condition. I believe this is usually labeled PRESERVATION too, correctly or not. 

ARE THESE TERMS USEFUL AS IS, OR SHOULD THEY BE MODIFIED OR BETTER EXPLAINED?