Roles

Understanding Water Repellent Primer

Some changes in the way masonry products are cleaned and sealed relate to the "green" movement and new masonry products such as manufactured stone and concrete brick.

 

Building For The 23rd Century?
Restoring The 19th Century?

Longer Building Life begins with TOTALFLASH CAVITY-WALL DRAINAGE SYSTEM by Mortar Net USA, Ltd.

With minimal care, brick buildings can live for centuries.

Indeed,

"You need that acid to dissolve that excess mortar, so that you can rinse it off," Henry continues. "Since clay brick is acid resistant, you can use a more aggressive cleaner, one that has a more powerful acid, even though that acid is still h

The Masomy
Institute of Virginia
Awards

MASONRY INSTITUTE'S 'IT MAKES A VILLAGE' COMPETITION

In April, The Masonry Institute of Virginia (http://masonryinstitute.us) held a Masonry Expo and "Masonry, It Makes a Village Design

POWER AND RELIABILITY

Hunter Hurt Architects/Deeben Enterprises - Mage Viewing Fountain

FOR MAJOR CHALLENGES DULLES CAFE

eryRio Architects/Falls Church Construction - Arch

The endless screw mechanism of the ACT-8 all

Masonry Industry
Awards

BRICK INDUSTRY WORKS TO BUILD FUTURE
Companies and organizations of the masonry industry joined together in June to support the 44th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference and the National Ma

RESTORATION

CLEANING

OF MASONRY

COVER STORY
by James Diedrich and Larry Kotke

The restoration of old buildings utilizing the chemical process has been around for more than fifty years. But, at the same time, it

Many buildings are painted to hide the dirt to so-called "improve its look." Once this paint cycle is started, within a few years peeling results.



Cover Story/continued from page 21 paint was probably applied on this 1880's