For 45 years, Alex Restoration has supplied exceptional masonry repair and restoration solutions for historical, industrial, commercial buildings & homes.
Watson-Kurtze Mansion Restoration
Services we provide
In addition to improving the market value and curb appeal of a building or home, keeping a building clean helps the exterior to breathe so that water does not get trapped. Our professionals are trained to clean various types of masonry exteriors using a restoration detergent cleaner made specifically for this work. With a combination of pressure washing, detergent and scrubbing, we restore buildings that carry years, and sometimes decades, of atmospheric dirt, carbon and staining. We also perform paint removal on non-lead painted buildings and homes.
Basic maintenance will almost always include tuckpointing. Our professionals know how deep to cut out a mortar joint, how to rinse it properly and how to install new mortar so that it adheres to the existing mortar and masonry. We are also adept at matching the new mortar to the existing, choosing the right mix of colors and the right sand. Once the joint is struck, we perform a wash down that brings out the sand crystals for a crisp, clean finished look. Left undone, failing joints lead to additional costly problems.
Applying a waterproofing sealer to the exterior masonry creates a one way street effect on the outside of a building. The products we use today penetrate and bond to the masonry, so that more of the rain runs off and less penetrates it. Our professionals are trained to protect the surrounding non-masonry materials and to apply each product correctly. For a fraction of the cost of tuckpointing and replacing masonry, waterproofing is one of the smartest and most responsible ways to perform preventative maintenance.
While caulking is the wallflower of our primary masonry services, it is one of the most essential. As caulking ages it loses its elasticity and hardens, eventually cracking and pulling away from the brick or stone it is there to protect. To prevent this, we recommend replacing caulking every 5 to 7 years. Our professionals remove the old caulking with purpose-built tools, tape off the existing masonry and install new caulking neatly, so it blends into the surrounding brick, stone and frames and keeps the exterior water tight.
We primarily replace brick, sandstone, limestone, bluestone and precast stone. Our professionals are trained to carefully cut out and remove the existing brick and stone, while protecting the integrity of the surrounding structure. We are resourceful in matching newly installed brick and stone and have a network of providers that we leverage. We cannot promise a perfect match, but we are proud of the results we achieve in blending newly installed materials into the existing ones.
Rebuilds, repointing, crowns and flashing to keep chimneys safe, sound and weathertight.
Careful, code-appropriate restoration of landmarks, places of worship and heritage buildings, matching original materials and methods.
New: durable, beautiful epoxy and polyaspartic floors for garages, basements, warehouses and commercial facilities. See our epoxy floor coating page
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