No repairs had been done since the Firehouse was closed in 1977. Water damage was extensive requiring us to repoint or replace much of the exterior brick. The Firehouse bricks have a unique texture - thin scored vertical lines that you don't see too often. Magically, our mason found a great supply at the back of some old brick lot - the difficult part turned out to be finding the right color for the mortar. I now understand that this is a very delicate process, sort of like mixing paint colors. We made several attempts, but with rainy weather it took us almost two weeks to find the right recipe.
Thanks to Peter, Mario, Mimi and Ben for their patience and perseverance. This building will be beautiful!
I had to get up on the scaffolding to take this photo! It took four strong men to put this one pre-cast concrete lintel into place. I was amazed by the simplicity of the underlying structure that would hold this massive piece of stone. This team was masterful and I loved watching them work. The new pre-cast cement looked absolutely gorgeous!
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