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This past week, we took a look at a historic stone masonry facade, this week we’re going to talk more about the details of restoration,

Today we’re starting an article series of case studies looking at specific historic architectural facades built with mostly masonry elements. In some cases both stone

Today, we will continue discussing the construction elements used to build the facade cladding of large commercial buildings in DC.  The combined series of from

Whenever you’re in a downtown Urban area, like Washington DC or any modern cities, you generally see a variety of high-rise buildings with panel cladding.

This past week, we examined several different types of heavy steel girders and lintels installed in historic masonry buildings to create large structural openings. Today,

Masonry and brick construction has been used throughout the world for thousands of years even in remote parts of the world where there have been

Masonry groin vault ceilings, known for their architectural elegance and structural ingenuity, have a rich history dating back to ancient civilizations. These ceilings are characterized

In the middle of a historic neighborhood, this modern building has an architectural feature that stands out a bit, from a masonry construction perspective. Its

Who knew brick could be so beautiful? Exploring the allure of corbelled brick cornices Today’s article is part of a multi-part series on unique architectural

The outline of this two-part article of this case study follows below.  Last week we discussed sections one and two, and today we are discussing

On our blog in the past several weeks we’ve looked at several different examples of historic architectural details on masonry facades.   Today we’re looking

Over the past few weeks, here in our blog articles, we’ve been looking at several different types of architectural details at building facades. Generally, in

Segmented window headers In historical brick architecture, archways support the superimposed load of the structural wall above an opening for a window or doorway. For

Today’s article is Part II in a multi-part series looking at unique architectural details of historic masonry facades. Some of the details that we will

Today, we’re starting a really exciting series. Looking at unique architectural details of historic masonry facades. Some of the details that we will look at

We recently looked at the brick facade of an interesting building.  Two different types of bricks have been used in the facade construction. At the

Last week, we had the opportunity to take a look at the shell of an old block building that has been in disrepair for many

Today, we had the opportunity to take a look at the shell of an old block building that has been in disrepair for many years. 

Our website and blog focus a lot on repointing and tuckpointing of historic masonry, in fact we have posted some of the most extensive information

Today we’re taking a look at an interesting building in Baltimore Maryland, the Clifton Park Valve House, also known as the Lake Clifton Gate House

This past week we started a really exciting series on historic brickmaking for which we went and took a look at a traditional type of

Our company’s work is largely focused on historic masonry restoration, and over the past few years we’ve talked a lot about the exploration and understanding

A few weeks back, we took a look at a linear trench drain at an areaway at a well leading to an entry at a