June 2015 Table of Contents

Words: Dan Kamys

Table of Contents

June 2015

Volume 54, Number 6 FEATURES Choosing the Right Masonry Pressure Washer For masonry cleaning, a pressure washer is a universal tool applicable across a range of service fields. Should You Clean Your Own Masonry, or Hire It Out? Opinions are split down the middle on sub-contracting new masonry cleaning or keeping the work in-house. Brick Matching 101 Matching colors and textures is one way to make any set of structures appear to belong together. BIM for Masonry Releases New Roadmap The first BIM-M Symposium took place in April and affirms that the BIM-M Initiative is moving at an ever-increasing pace.  

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

From The Editor Chairman’s Message Government Affairs Business Building Full Contact Project Management New Products Classified Advertising News

Helical Beaming: Your Top 6 Questions on Installation, Cost, and Limitations
March 2026

Although helical masonry beaming is still an underutilized and relatively unknown method in masonry repair and restoration, the number of questions and requests I get on this topic increases every week, which I view as promising. Helical masonry beaming i

Wired for Safety: Electrical Maintenance for Fire Prevention
March 2026

Could your company survive if an electrical failure sparked a fire at your business? Electrical malfunctions cause thousands of non-residential building fires annually.1 Proactive maintenance and action are essential to help safeguard your operations.

The Behind-the-Wall Secrets Every Mason Already Knows (But Some Ignore)
March 2026

You’ve been around long enough to know this already: stone doesn’t fail on the face; it fails behind the wall. You can lay the prettiest veneer in the county, but if the prep is junk, that wall’s gonna start telling on you after a couple of winters. Manu

From the Mound to the Mortar: Jon Rauch’s Tall Order in the Masonry Industry
March 2026

In the record books of Major League Baseball, Jon Rauch is a literal giant. At 6 feet, 11 inches, he remains the tallest player to ever step onto a Big League mound. But today, the Olympic Gold Medalist and 11-season MLB veteran isn’t looking for a strike