The Risks of Fastening Near the Edge of a Masonry Unit We thought the title of today’s blog article was a bit funny because it

Underground Foundation Deterioration – Part II In a previous blog, here on our website, this past week, we looked at moisture and associated deterioration at

Protect Your Masonry: Addressing the Challenges of Below Grade Moisture In our previous blog post, we touched on the issue of ground moisture and its

In-Depth Guide for Base Wall Deterioration at a Stairway This past week, we started looking at a particular case study of a stairway with exposed

Understanding the Causes and Solutions for Stairway Base Wall Deterioration As you might go, walking down the streets of Washington DC, you have probably walked

Continuing Challenges: Balancing Hard Mortars with Soft Brick The evolution of mortar composition parallels the development of brick manufacturing. These elements are linked, as the

If you have read our blog much in the past, you may already be fully aware that historic bricks are relatively soft, especially compared to

Recently, here on our website, in past blog articles, we looked at several factors or forces of deterioration on historic masonry. Often, throughout the majority

If you look at the pictures below, of the exterior of a masonry facade at the side of a building, you’ll see there is a

In this past week, we took a look at four of the main physical mechanisms of masonry deterioration related to overhydration.   The list of those