Someone had attempted to restore the area by filling in the cracks and using caulk, a product that stretches and contracts as a building moves. It’s also waterproof, which, as I mentioned, is a bad idea.

When you have varying color and texture, the best solution is to add an aggregate to the surface of the patch.

In this two-part series, I share cautionary tales learned from Cathedral Stone Products founder Dennis Rude, who is one of the nation’s foremost masonry restoration experts.

Is this webinar right for you?

How specifiers, engineers, architects, contractors, and other preservation professionals can use a little education in historic masonry repair to prevent costly mistakes.

Cathedral Stone Products help restoration professionals achieve a generational repair that introduces no new problems.

Specifiers are invited to join Master Mason and Stonecutter Dennis Rude for the webinar, “8 Misconceptions in Masonry Restoration”

Attending this live webinar gives you a rare opportunity to spend an hour with Master Mason and Stonecutter Dennis Rude, one of the most recognized individuals in the field of masonry restoration.