Ocassionally we do commercial brick work. This is the new Woodlands assisted living center in Cape Elizabeth. We are covering parts of it with a veneer of old white bricks from morin brick. Ron Howard and Mike Collins, a couple of our masons are working on the octagon, a real challenge for rectangular modular shapes. It [...]
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Readfield Church
We are doing a historic repointing job in Readfield, at St Andrews Church. This is a relatively new addition that appears to have been acid washed incorrectly. We low pressure washed the bricks to wash all the loose sand and dirt. Then we neutralized the imbedded acid with a amonia solution. This revealed a deep joint which does [...]
Stone Repoint
We are doing a historic renovation at 95 Main St,;Orono for Rick Pare. We met with Dan Johnson from Maine Historic Preservation to detirmine the right mix to match up to. It had three different mortars from multiple repoints. We took the oldest mortar.This is truely a rubble stone mix between cast quoins. Unfortunately Ruble [...]
SPRING JOBS
We rebuilt this stonewall for Lee Anne Baggott of the easy breathing clinic, just before the bridge going east in Augusta. We start by digging out the wall about 2 feet deep, puting 8″ of crushed rock under the wall and then landscape fabric behind it. We pour concrete behind the stone, pull the forms [...]
Maine Granite
Maine Granite New and Reclaimed. Many of the projects we have completed in the last several years involve Native Maine Granite. We acquired these 14 foot Maine granite steps when we bought a fallen in foundation. They are not your typical foundation granite, but trued, flat, and undercut for consistent rise. They have a lovely [...]
Thermotech Masonry
We do all sorts of work from fireplaces, chimneys, walls, walkways, exterior and interior veneers and blockwork, both glass and cement. We also do specialty work, one of a kind mosaics for your entry, wall, patio floor, even fountain areas. We also carry: sand, stone dust, pea stone, crushed rock, ¾” and a mix of [...]