Well, it is April here in Toronto. And boy was that a rough winter for masonry!
The calls we are receiving the most right now are for stone porch repairs. When you have a stone porch and step combo here in Canada, you will experience (at one time or another) that the mortar between the joints is deteriorating and that the stones are shifting. This is not always due to shoddy workmanship. It is due to the weather in Canada, and the fact that the porch and steps get the brunt of the damage. Not only that, but you have to also think of the salt which erodes the joints even further. Grinding out and Tuck pointing the joints is the only real solution for this. Some stones may also need to be reset properly, so that further erosion does not occur. It is a good idea to do this sooner rather than later as it can create quite the liability for you! Call in today to get your free estimate! A murphy is standing by for you.
