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Cincinnati Masonry Repair - Brick, Stone, Stucco Repair - Restoration Specialist

Masonry Repair – A Leaking Brick Wall

February 10, 2012 By Michael Olding

Performing a masonry repair of a leaking brick wall requires patience, attention to detail and usually entails a step by step process. Most water … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Foundation Waterproofing Tagged With: architecture, attention, Brick, brick laying, brick wall, brick wallrepairing, brick walls, Bricks, building materials, construction, Damp, exterior wall, leak, Leak Problem, leaking, leaks, masonry, masonry repair, Old Brick Wall, patience, plaster, repair, required, solve, usually, wall thickness

Repair of a leaking brick wall

January 24, 2012 By Michael Olding

Some basement water problems are caused by leaking brick walls. Water coming in to the basement from over the top of the foundation can be from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Foundation Waterproofing Tagged With: basement, Basement Waterproofing, Brick, brick exterior, brick flashing, building engineering, building materials, Cincinnati Foundations, construction, flash, flashing, flashing under bricks means leaking foundation, foundation, foundation leak, foundation walls, foundation waterproofing, leaks, masonry, masonry veneer, roof, water, water leak, waterproofing, Waterproofing Repairs, Waterproofing Services, Your Foundation

This Brick Stain Solved a Brick Repair Problem

January 12, 2012 By Michael Olding

It is not uncommon during a brick repair, masonry repair or a remodel to find situations where portions of previously covered masonry have been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brick Stain, Case Studies Tagged With: A brick, blend, Brick, brick repair, brick stain, Brick Staining, building materials, construction, freemasonry, masonry, masonry repair, mortar, mortar repair, solve, stain, staining, stucco, unsightly

Stucco Repair Replacement Stops Water Infiltration

January 10, 2012 By Michael Olding

Many older buildings and homes throughout America have a stucco exterior finish applied over a framed or masonry structure. Stucco has been around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies, House Stucco Tagged With: architecture, building materials, bulge, construction, cracking, exterior stucco, infiltration, masonry, proper, repair, replacement, stops, stucco, stucco coating, stucco exterior, stucco homes, Stucco Repair, undertaken, water, water infiltration

Loose Brick Step Repair Causes Hazardous Threshold

January 9, 2012 By Michael Olding

Steps can be hazardous but it's never easy to perform a brick step repair in a high traffic area such as occurred at this businesses front door … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brick Paving Repair, Case Studies Tagged With: Brick, brick step repair, brick steps, building materials, caulking, causes, construction, executing, freemasonry, front doors, hazardous, loose, masonry, mortar, repair, safety, step, threshold, thresholds

Decorative Stucco Overlay for Column Stucco Repair

August 23, 2011 By Michael Olding

When we find a problem with loose stucco on an existing structure the substrate is usually in good condition. This allows the application of either a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Column Resurfacing, Decorative Stucco Overlay Tagged With: building materials, cement, Columns, decorative stucco, fireplace, freemasonry, masonry, masonry fireplaces, natural stone, repair, repair stucco, replacement, stone repair, stucco, Stucco Repair, stucco stone, Vertical Stone Overlay

Chimney Repair What a Mess

August 11, 2011 By Michael Olding

People do not usually hire someone to perform a chimney repair because they really want to. They hire someone to perform a chimney repair because of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BLOG, Chimney Repairs Tagged With: A Mess, architecture, Brick, building materials, Chimney, chimney repair, construction, expensive, freemasonry, masonry, masonry structures, mess, messes, protect, repair, required, smoke, water infiltration

Masonry Repair – Deteriorating Brick Wall

May 12, 2011 By Michael Olding

Masonry repair is one the best preventative maintenance dollars that you can spend on your home or building. Why? Simply that it cost a lot less to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BLOG, Brick Sealer Tagged With: Brick, brick face, Brick Sealers, brick wall, brick walls, Broken Brick, building materials, clay brick, construction, deteriorate, deterioration, freemasonry, masonry, masonry repair, pavements, repair, Repair Rebuild, spall, stone walls, The Brick Wall

Decorative Stucco Overlay on Fireplace

March 22, 2011 By Michael Olding

How many of you have an old fireplace or are installing a new one and would like something a little different? A decorative stucco overlay for your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Decorative Stucco Overlay, Fireplaces Tagged With: A Fireplace, adobe, architectural digest, architecture, beauty, building materials, construction, decorative stucco, Designing A Fireplace, enhance, Enhancement, fireplace, fireplace faces, Fireplace Facing, fireplaces, interior decor, mantle, new fireplace, old fireplaces, overlay, Overlays, stucco, Vertical Stone Overlay

Stucco Repair Needed For Bulged Stucco

March 15, 2011 By Michael Olding

Older buildings with stucco surfaces require periodic stucco repair to maintain the integrity of the original building exterior surface. Tudor style … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BLOG, House Stucco Tagged With: building, building engineering, building materials, bulge, common, construction, cracks, Exterior Insulation Finishing System, framing, masonry, moisture, Plastering, required, Requirement, solve, stucco, stucco problem, Stucco Problems, Stucco Repair, surface, Tudor Revival Architecture, Visual Arts, wall system, Wall Systems

Garage lintel replacement is becoming more frequent as homes and buildings age. The steel used to … [More...]

Brick step repair is a common inquiry we receive at our office. Brick steps always experience … [More...]

It sometimes amazes me what people will do on the inside of their homes especially when it comes to … [More...]

We receive inquiries for these types of crack repairs all the time. Someone hires another mason to … [More...]

Window lintel replacement request are growing because building and homes are getting older and need … [More...]