The University of Virginia Chapel was swathed in scaffolding for the new year. Facilities Management’s historic masons, specializing in historic preservation, have been working on repointing the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For thousands of years, humans have used mortar to bind stones and bricks together to build durable, long-lasting structures. The strength of ...

Last week, I fielded no fewer than five phone calls from homeowner with the same grim news. They found it nearly impossible to get quotes from contractors to do fairly simple repairs. Each caller’s ...

Pre-mixed mortar products were virtually nonexistent before the 1980s, when nearly every mason blended raw materials on-site by hand. Modern polymer-modified mortars bond more tightly than traditional ...