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Cleaning is usually carried out as the final step when building new masonry, removing mortar smears, grout spills, and other construction-related stains.

Nearly all masonry projects have some type of reinforcement installed in horizontal bed joints. It is used for shrinkage control, primary reinforcement, and to meet prescriptive code requirements.

If you are hired to lay up a masonry veneer over several stories of wood framing, make sure the design incorporates these ideas.

Everything works great if the concrete contractor installs quality work, but what do you do when the foundation walls are misplaced?

Stone panel veneer slabs are large and stiff, and joints between stones must serve several important functions.

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