Bricks, Masonry, Asphalt and Concrete - What information are you looking for?

My specialty is in masonry, brick and stone. What kind of information on these two subjects are you needing to know? How to pick a brick or stone. How to apply stone? Thin Brick? New products? Mortar matches?

You can match mortar?

I didn't know someone had a question either........:confused: Hopefully not a attempt at soliciting, because that can get you http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h178/normanmj/ban.gif 'd

You can match mortar?

One can match mortar to a point. I do this everyday. Sometimes it getting close with the mortar color then looking at the sand used, (white or buff sand) With all of the colored mortars produced it is just finding the one that works. I have also stained mortar to match repair jobs or room add- ons. It is always best to stain darker than going lighter.

Yeah, I do it every day too, but the last thing I would tell anyone is that I can match their mortar. People are used to matching paint, and it just doesn't work like that (I can manually (by eye) match/mix touchup paint too, BTW)

Yeah, I do it every day too, but the last thing I would tell anyone is that I can match their mortar. People are used to matching paint, and it just doesn't work like that (I can manually (by eye) match/mix touchup paint too, BTW)

I get frustrated when people add on an addition and they don't pay attention to the mortar color. The mason says "just get a gray mortar". When they shoulod have used an Old Colonial. Then the whole job looks bad. Sure if you are doing a restoration on an old historic building, back when they mined the lime and fired it then mixed on site, it is a bit harder. But if the job is around 30 years or younger, mortars available today match really well, get someone who knows what is available.