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With tender love and many hands, dreams come true.

Some pretty snapshots of work done over the years. With effort and care, you can see our love for masonry translate into these projects.

Junction

Door Infill, before

Changed interior design. The client no longer needs the entrance.

Junction

Door Infill, after

New brick matched to the original.

Riverdale

Window Infill, after

Reclaimed brick.

Parkdale

Door Infill, after

Reclaimed brick.

Riverdale

Window Infill, during

Interior block infill, exterior reclaimed brick.

Junction

Chimney, before

Old leaning chimney. Improper mortar repairs, parging over deteriorating joints, bricks falling.

Junction

Chimney, after

New brick to match the original.

Little Italy

Chimney, after

A blend of heritage and new brick to match the original.

Chimney

Before

Soft porous brick relayed and repointed with hard cement mortar.

Chimney

After

Rebuilt with PHL mortar and original bricks mixed with new to match.

King West

Stairs, before

Improper mortar used to repoint the stairs.

King West

Stairs, after

A blend of original brick, new brick to match, and heritage brick. A new limestone sill to match the front door.

Kensington

Facade

The entire facade redone with a blend of original brick, reclaimed brick, and new brick to match.

High Park

Wall, before

Spalling brick. Improper mortar used to point the joints.

High Park

Wall, after

Reclaimed brick used to match the original. Repointed, a new opening made, and the cap redone.

Riverdale

Facade

Full facade rebuild with a blend of original and new brick to match.

Annex

Circular Arch

Circular arch and a new limestone sill.

Junction

Wall, before

Spalled brick with tar covering the faces.

Junction

Wall, after

New brick and repointed mortar to match the original.

Riverdale

Wall, before

Broken and parged brick.

Riverdale

Wall, during

Brick removed and the cavities cleaned, waiting for replacement.

Riverdale

Wall, after

A mix of original, reclaimed, and new brick. Plinths made to match the existing brick in the wall.

Cabbagetown

Joint, during

Traditional tuckpointing. Complete facade restoration, replacing broken and spalled brick, failed arches, and more.

Bellevue

Joint, during

Typical heritage recess joint. Buff mortar colour, buff bricks new to match original.

Riverdale

Joint, during

A bead joint. Different finished joint looks can be matched to what was there, or to what you want.

Trinity-Bellwoods

Arch, before

Parged brick, hiding the damage underneath.

Trinity-Bellwoods

Arch, during

Improper materials and broken brick removed. The cavity opened to relay with a little more love.

Trinity-Bellwoods

Arch, during

A mix of original and new brick, cut into plinths to match the style of the arch that was there.

Trinity-Bellwoods

Arch, during

Brick in the arch relayed, with the plinth decorative band on top. Waiting for repointing.

Trinity-Bellwoods

Arch, after

Repointing the arch.