Functional and aesthetically pleasing historic brick buildings – a case study We recently had the opportunity to take a closer look at one of the classical historic row homes of Capitol Hill, Washington DC. The vast majority of the grand and beautiful row homes of… Read More »Details of Craftmanship in a Historic Brick Building
Last week, we had the opportunity to take a closer look at a historic rowhome that had been completely gutted in the process of a renovation. We were able to show details and facets of the historic construction and the resultant structural load path… Read More »Historic Rowhome Structural Brick Loadpath – Part II
Brick and mortar deterioration from misdirected water diversion basics In the past, we took a closer look at the topic of water conveyance and passage. This topic revolves around how water is diverted and conveyed around and away from a building or properly so that… Read More »Brick And Mortar Deterioration From Misdirected Water Diversion – Part II
Find out how misdirected water can cause deterioration to brick and mortar In the past, we took a closer look at the topic of water conveyance and diversion. This topic revolves around how water is diverted and conveyed around in a way from a building… Read More »Brick And Mortar Deterioration From Misdirected Water Diversion
What is Spalling (Exploding Bricks)? Last week we discussed topics around facade leakage and types of resultant or causal deterioration. This week we’re looking more in depth about spalling and a term known in the industry as “exploding bricks”. The bricks don’t really explode, so… Read More »Spalling And Exploding Bricks – Part I
Here’s everything you need to know about brick spalling at security bar embeds In the historic neighborhoods of Washington DC such as Capitol hill and Dupont circle in Georgetown, it’s common to see examples of brick spalling and deterioration and damage at window and door… Read More »Brick Spalling At Security Bar Embeds
Everything you need to know about front lumpers and pressed bricks It’s interesting that pressed brick is so prolific at front facades, as we think a little about the distinction between pressed brick and common brick. In a recent blog we talked about the… Read More »Front Lumpers And Pressed Brick – Part II
Take a close look at front lumpers vs unskilled labor in historic masonry We often talk about the distinction in historic masonry between the historic common brick vs. the historic pressed bricks. Many buildings use both bricks, but not all buildings were built with any… Read More »Front Lumpers Vs Unskilled Labor In Historic Masonry – Part I
A Good Looking Fake Brick – Continued Veneer Bricks The meaning of the term: “Veneer brick” has and is currently changing. Only a few decades ago, a hollow brick was considered a Veneer brick. Now though a Veneer brick is something different. Today, complete or… Read More »A Good Looking Fake Brick Part II – Veneer Bricks
A “fake brick” is actually a thing. You may have never heard of a fake brick but the term fake brick actually applies to more than one type of “brick”. It’s not the thing you normally think of when you think of a brick… Read More »A Good Looking Fake Brick – 3 Types To Know