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Category Archives: Masonry Restoration
Tory Row Puddingstone Patio
As part of a Tory Row, Cambridge home renovation, S+H Landscape & Sitework Division installed an outdoor kitchen and pool. The stonework for the surrounding stone walls and patios involved masonry restoration of the original stonework, using Roxbury Puddingstone, found only … Continue reading
Posted in Landscaping, Masonry Construction, Masonry Restoration, Stonework
Tagged Massachusetts, Stone Masons
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Finding Quality Building Soil in Cambridge and Greater Boston
Have you noticed that your foundation is cracking or sinking? This could be due to the soil on which the structure was built. In Cambridge and Greater Boston, a wide variety of soils can be found, some more reliable than … Continue reading
Boyle Hotel: Brick Repointing and Cleaning
Since its construction in 1889, the brickwork of this historic hotel had fallen into disrepair. For this project, Kaptive C&P began with a thorough cleaning of the exterior, followed by brick repointing and patching. To replace those beyond repair, over 2,500 … Continue reading
Oakland City Hall: Masonry Restoration and Seismic Upgrade
With the threat of earthquakes on the rise in California, Kaptive C&P of Beverly Hills, CA, stepped in to fit the Oakland City Hall with protection against these natural disasters. To accomplish this complete seismic retrofit, they installed a milestone … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquake Retrofitting, Masonry Restoration
Tagged California, Marble, seismic retrofitting
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Waterproofing Fieldstone Foundations
How do you stop water from coming through a dry laid granite fieldstone foundation – – without excavating the exterior fill (and plantings, and pavings) to the depth of the footings? Did you know that a hydrophilic crystalline admixture can … Continue reading
Posted in Landscaping, Masonry Restoration
Tagged Basement, Massachusetts, Waterproofing
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Basement Waterproofing That Gets Results
Leaky basement? Instead of disrupting your landscape to treat your foundation walls or redirect the drainage, try the S+H Construction basement waterproofing solution. It works from the inside out, preventing moisture from entering the walls in the first place. The … Continue reading
Posted in Landscaping, Masonry Restoration
Tagged Basement, Massachusetts, Waterproofing
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Post and Lintel, the Basic Unit of Construction
Whether ancient or modern, classic or mundane, the basic unit of construction is the post and lintel, constructed out of stone, steel, concrete or wood. Mortonstones.LLC of Miami tells us how they repaired load bearing, steel post re-inforced brick columns that had … Continue reading
Posted in Architectural Conservation, Masonry Restoration
Tagged Florida, Stone Masons
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Restoration of Traditional Coquina Stucco or Plaster, St. Augustine.
At 450 years old, St. Augustine, Florida is considered the oldest major settlement in the United States, and some parts of this building, the Government House Museum, date from at least 1598. The finish is a very traditional masonry coquina … Continue reading
Rust Jacking by Steel Spandrel Beams in Masonry Buildings.
Penetration of moisture into exterior masonry walls to concealed steel beams bearing open spans (spandrels) can create a condition known as “rust jacking”, where the iron oxides forming on the beam expand, driving into the masonry above and further dislocating … Continue reading
Colonial Cut Stone Center Chimney Dismantled and Installed.
Colonial era cut stone center chimneys are relatively common in southern New England. The stonework there is generally superior to that found points north, where chimneys are mostly out of brick. The hearth is literally the center and “focus” (Latin … Continue reading
Posted in Masonry Restoration, Stonework
Tagged Connecticut, Fireplaces, Massachusetts
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