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Mortar Matching
Procedures: Mortar Composition We determine the type of mortar mixes, sands, and other elements that compose the sample. We also check for known local contaminates that will affect the color or texture of the mortar. Digital Confirmation A sample digitally confirmed to the new mortar formula. Determining Mortar Texture The texture of the match is determined by comparison to different grades of sand. Analysis of Mortar Color We analyze the colors found and match each color to the right tone to the database to determine tone color. The results from each of these sections are processed and combined into an exact mortar formula to match the original sample. Mortar Formula Confirmation This formula is then physically tested and visually confirmed before being sent back to you. Guarantee Each formula is guaranteed to match (within a reasonable tone) in the color and texture to the samples provided from your home. Mold and Mildew may need to re-grow in the pores to complete the match. This part of natural aging we cannot recreate because these tones vary around your home and change throughout the year. Most mortar matches are not visible immediately upon drying.
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Alamo Masonry Repair replaces broken and deteriorated bricks. The brick repair on the chimney (left) is well under way. It had many deteriorated brick. We removed these bricks using brick saws with diamond blades. After the brick were removed, we replaced the damaged brick with new brick custom matched to the original. The brick repair on the chimney (right) completely disappears.
Proper bonding of Brick Repair requires proper depth. For the masonry repairs to bond properly and completely repair the cracks in the brick/grout, the mortar must be cut a minimum of 3/4 of an inch deep. The second picture (right) is the same brick wall after the brick repairs were completed. (note: Both brick repair pictures were taken the same day.) Brick Repair and Tuckpointing Mortars
Get your FREE Brick Repair Estimate TODAY Does your brick have proper Brick Ties? In these brick repair photos, we show a brick wall that did not have proper wall-ties. Wall-ties are a thin metal strap that stabilize the brick by affixing the brick to the stud-wall behind them. Brick walls without brick ties are loose and can crack more easily. We installed brick ties throughout the rest of the wall and the section where the brick had fallen. As you can see on the right, Alamo Masonry relayed the brick that had fallen using custom matched mortar to complete a perfect brick repair. Brick Repair and Tuckpointing Mortars
Alamo Masonry Repair is the most trusted name in brick repair. There are many brick repair companies and do-it-yourselfers that try to do masonry repair. You can see in the picture on the left that this is not always the correct way to do brick repair. The brick repair picture on the right shows the same masonry wall after Alamo Masonry Repair cleaned the smears off of the brick and properly repaired the mortar grout joints. As you can see there is a wide range in quality of masonry repairs by different brick repair companies. This is why Alamo Masonry Repair is the most trusted name in brick repair. Brick Repair and Tuckpointing Mortars
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Some Brick layers don't know or don't care if they are building things wrong. Many homes are built with imperfections in the quality like this one. All too often, brick layers don't know or don't care if they are building things wrong. On this brick home, the brick layers filled the corners solid thinking that it was a good place to use their wasted mortar. However, there is not a proper water barrier installed behind the brick. When these sections of brick got wet, the water absorbed in through the brick and the solid mortar behind them and into the wood wall. Obviously wood swells when it gets wet. This process pushed on the brick until it cracked the brick and mortar around them. We removed the excess mortar from behind the brick wall and any broken/cracked brick. Then proceeded to install custom matched bricks and grout to make the masonry repair disappear.
Brick Repair by Alamo Masonry Repair disappears. This set of brick repair photos gives a close up view of masonry repair. If you will notice in the picture on the right, the crack repaired is at the right of the window coming down both directions. In the picture on the left, you can see that some of the brick repair is beginning to dry and the custom matched mortar is beginning to disappear. Brick Repair and Tuckpointing Mortars
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