2022

Here is an in-depth discussion of a historic brick facade with a complicated history Last week, we took a look at a mid-century building facade as part of a case study to examine and understand historic masonry. This week, we’re taking a look at a … Read More »A Historic Brick Facade With a Multifaceted History

Last week, we took a look at a mid-rise historic building facade as part of a case study to examine and understand historic masonry. This week, we’re taking a look at a really unique style of modern masonry which incorporates clinker bricks in a smaller… Read More »Clinker Bricks in a Unique Architectural Masonry Style

Explore the historic brick mid-rise facade in Washington DC Last week, we took a look at a historic building facade as part of a case study to examine and understand historic masonry. This week, we’re taking a look at another historic brick facade in the… Read More »Closer Look: A historic brick mid-rise facade in Washington DC

Continue reading to learn about a case study of an infill building between two historic brick facades In the past two weekly installments of our blog articles, we looked at the top 10+ biggest and most prevalent threats to masonry structures.  You can see those… Read More »Case Study of an Infill Building Between Two Historic Brick Facades

Following is a discussion of the top ten prevalent threats to masonry structures Last week, we looked at 5 of the top !0+ biggest and most prevalent threats to masonry structures.  You can see that article at this link, in case you missed it!  This… Read More »Top 10+ Prevalent Threats to Masonry Structures – PART II

Here is crucial information on the top ten most common threats to masonry structures Last week, we looked at 5 of the best ways to determine if brick mortar was historic or modern, at this link, and the week before, we looked at ways to… Read More »Top 10+ Prevalent Threats to Masonry Structures

Here are the top 5 ways to tell if brick mortar is historic or contemporary Last week, we looked at 5 of the best ways to determine if a brick is historic or modern.  You can take a look back at that article at this… Read More »Top 5 Ways To Tell if Brick Mortar is Historic or Contemporary

The 5 easiest ways to tell if a brick is historic vs. modern are: size, texture, material consistency, iron spots, and shape variations. Often, we can walk right up to a building facade and immediately identify the era of construction from which the brick originates, … Read More »Top 5 Ways To Tell if a Brick is Historic or Contemporary

Read on to learn about the history of tuckpointing and repointing, as well as the benefits Tuckpointing and repointing are two of the many terms in the masonry industry that are often used interchangeably to describe processes of brick or stone masonry restoration, especially as… Read More »Tuckpointing and Repointing – What Are The Benefits?

Here are different types of damage caused by incorrect mortar in brick pointing In this week’s blog article, we look at why improper brick pointing doesn’t actually save money. Scam pointing for example is very cheap. But it damages the brickwork and masonry and actually… Read More »Types of Damage Caused by Incorrect Mortar in Brick Pointing