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Rob Wozniak
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  • Easton, PA
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Brian Edward Mullin commented on Rob Wozniak's video 'Lime Mortar Repointing'
I use Lime in my Mortar, (w/ creative admixtures,) and 'now' also use witn Exterior White Enamel, as an admixture, for a "Tom Sawyer' Paint Blend!
February 5
Red Queen commented on Rob Wozniak's video 'Repointing Brick: The Basic Techniques of Safe Mortar Removal'
Thanks for posting the video...whoa, I have a lot to do with getting out some of that old portland cement, with which someone had parged over some of our basement masonry. Fortunately no one had done anything with most of our basement, which apparen…
November 29, 2009
Rob Wozniak commented on Rob Wozniak's video 'Repointing Brick: The Basic Techniques of Safe Mortar Removal'
John, Thank you for your comments, I totally agree with you although I did not get into it in the video. What I was trying to say was that careful and correct repointing with lime mortar is time consuming and therefor it can be expensive as compared…
November 19, 2009
John Leeke commented on Rob Wozniak's video 'Repointing Brick: The Basic Techniques of Safe Mortar Removal'
Rob, good video. This is the first time I've seen that mortar saw in action. Thanks. But, repointing doesn't always have to be considered expensive. In fact it's misleading to characterize this kind of good maintenance and preservation as "expensiv…
November 19, 2009
Rob Wozniak commented on Rob Wozniak's video 'Repointing Brick: The Basic Techniques of Safe Mortar Removal'
For anyone who watched my first video and has been waiting for the next... well it seems I am slow. The project was on my own building and not a paying project so I was in a bit of a hurry to finish and get to something that would help pay the mortg…
November 16, 2009
Rob Wozniak added a video
Repointing Brick: The Basic Techniques of Safe Mortar Removal
Repointing masonry is a process that is labor intensive and expensive. It is also something that needs to be done only about once every hundred years on any given masonry building unless there has been some unusual event such as a water leak or the…
November 16, 2009
Craig Talley commented on Rob Wozniak's video 'Lime Mortar Repointing'
Bravo! The mortar is a little wet for my liking ( less water = more binder and better carbonation without shrink cracks) but you nailed the principles of lime mortar and the reason for its use! Good job!
November 16, 2009
Rob Wozniak commented on Rob Wozniak's photo 'Original 1792 brick'
The whole building was covered in brick coat. Interestingly, these bricks completely rejected the brick coat and it came off super easy and looked exactly as you see them... They are not dusting or deteriorating but since they were locally fired and…
October 26, 2009

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Tell us about yourself:
Historically Appropriate Restoration Mason and advocate of historic restoration with an interest is writing
Tell us about your old-house experiences and dreams:
1860s masonry restoration in Easton PA that turned into a business and fostered a love of restoring brick and stone.
Website:
http://www.preservationworks.us

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Impressions Of An Old House Fair

I live in the Lehigh Valley. The area north of Philadelphia and west of NYC by about 70 miles. Easton, Bethlehem and Allentown have many 18th century buildings. The Parson-Taylor house was the home of one of Easton’s founders and also that of George Taylor a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Still, with all this history we are behind other communities in caring for our architectural gems. Yesterday, March 28th I spent the day in the Germantown section of Philadelphia at the Old House Fa… Continue

Posted on March 29, 2009 at 11:19am —

Rob Wozniak

What Does the Economic Stimulus Package Mean to Traditional Building

I just received another notice about the upcoming Traditional Building Conference in Boston. I am expecting to go to the conference and I am sure I will learn a lot about products and maybe something about the future of the preservation movement. Still, like most contractors I am concerned about the economy and how it will be affecting upcoming job opportunities. The building show promises to explain how the stimulus package will benefit the traditional building trades. I know that we desperatel… Continue

Posted on February 23, 2009 at 7:22pm — 1 Comment

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