I saw an ad the other day by another manufacturer of new masonry construction cleaners. These specialized cleaners are used for the final cleandown of newly constructed masonry buildings. Final cleandown is important, as you can see from the photo. It rids the wall of mortar smears and clarifies the mortar joints. Though it’s one [...]
Archive for December, 2011
New masonry cleaning: does one size fit all?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A marriage made in concrete
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s a marriage of practical and esoteric, written in concrete at a remote Navajo elementary school set among the towering red buttes and mesas of America’s fabled Monument Valley, Utah. When you stand on the polished concrete of Tse’bii’nidzisgai Elementary School’s main entryway, you stand upon an iconic design central to Navajo life and understanding [...]
Air barriers and mason contractors
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m working on a story for Masonry Magazine about how mason contractors can profit from the new breed of fluid-applied air barriers now on the market. I’ve interviewed two contractors so far, and both say the same thing. It’s WAY worth it for contractors to “self-perform” air barrier installation because it just about always costs [...]
