Workshop Highlights - September 2020
We had a great mix of attendees for our September 2020 Workshop: the owner/operator of Conservation Services CI in Arnold, MD, a mason with Baltimore-Washington Restoration in Glenwood, MD, two trainers from the International Masonry Institute, and two representatives from National Waterproofing Supply, our new distribution partner in Colorado and Florida.
One of our Technical Reps, Mike Liguori, came down from New York to teach this workshop — and Dennis was around, of course. Helping out was our Mid-Atlantic Sales Rep, John Biehl.
Mike and Dennis covered patching with M70 Limestone mortar (1 1/2” deep patches, step stones with 90-degree corners, and single-layer overhang patches). M70 Brownstone mortar was used to get hands-on with texturing a patch, and M100 Terra Cotta mortar was helpful in illustrating how Jahn Mortars can be carved to match intricate shapes.
Brian Faber, part of the National Waterproofing Supply team out of Denver, Colorado, described the carving hands-on portion of the workshop as “one of the most interesting experiences in my professional career. It’s refreshing to get into more detail, more fine work — it was the most fun I’ve had working with mortar in years.”
Mike L. says that, “as usual, the big surprise to attendees is when they see and get hands-on with patches that are 1 1/2 inches thick or more in a single lift. They’re just not used to being able to work with mortar at that thickness. It’s always the first Ah-Ha moment in the workshops.”
Other demos and hands-on were…
A Dennis Rude Stucco demo (Casey, the Florida rep for National Waterproofing Supply, was blown away that Dennis applied the stucco 2 inches thick at a time).
A Latex Cleaner demo
A Paint Remover demo
A Potassium Silicate demo
A permeability demo
A custom Cathedral Stone Products Air Hammer demo
Everything wrapped up with tours of our new manufacturing setup, and tours of our color lab and R&D lab.
Huge congrats to all attendees — especially the IMI guys, Dwayne and Jeremiah, who are now officially Jahn Certified Trainers!
If you’re in Colorado or Florida and are in need of masonry mortars/grouts, cleaners, paint strippers, repellents, paints/coatings, or tools, contact National Waterproofing Supply for assistance.
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