Because you want a forever repair … [webinar]
Made to Last: How Do-No-Harm Repair & Maintenance Practices Can Extend the Life of Masonry Structures. Register now for the webinar on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 12 noon ET.
Herbert Henry Dow’s Courthouse: The Case for Synthetic Mortar Pigments
The visionary — and a major funder of the courthouse’s construction — was none other than Herbert Henry Dow, the founder of Dow Chemical and a Midland resident at one point in time… More than 150 local volunteers joined the professionals in restoring the mural.
The “Pizza Box”: Our Solution to Masonry Color Matching in the Field [with demo video]
Inside of each box are a series of “pucks”—one puck for each available color. The pucks are made of the Jahn Repair Mortar specific to the target substrate, so the colors have cured within the mortar (or on the surface of the mortar in the case of potassium silicate coating).
Get Perfect Color Matches: Tips for Prepping Your Masonry Samples for Our Color Lab
Tagba Al Yassimou (Alex), a Color Matching Specialist at the Cathedral Stone Product Color Lab, shares his advice on how to best select and prep masonry samples to get the best color matching results.
Preservation vs. Restoration at Brooklyn’s Historic Green-Wood Cemetery
Unlike a restoration where we would want to return a modest headstone to its original appearance, the goal at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY was to preserve its historical integrity and make it strong enough to return to the cemetery grounds.
Important Announcement: Jahn Self-Cure Mortar
Our plan was always to find the right time to remove Traditional Cure as an option. We believe that time is now.