Spring has finally arrived in Washington after a long, cold, and unusually snowy winter. It’s not just the calendar that says so. Daffodils and tulips are sprouting in flower beds around the region, and the buds are just becoming apparent on trees. The first warm days of the year are a perfect excuse to spend […]
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Preservation by Prevention What is the right way to repoint historic masonry?
Now that spring has arrived, complete with warmer temperatures and blooms in the yard, we’ve been spending more time outside. Lots of things need repair, but most immediately worrisome is step cracking in our brick rear stoop. There is unattractive evidence of an attempt to repoint the mortar joints to close the cracks which has […]