Have you ever struggled to find and select a qualified trustworthy building restoration specialist to restore or maintain your valuable building envelope? I have people every day share horror stories about poor contractors harming their buildings and/or not fulfilling their obligations or not responding to correcting a repair, a leak, etc. It’s as if they […]
Mark Huffer, President – Utmost Masonry Restoration
In the year 2000, following a successful career in business and specialty construction, Mark Huffer started Utmost Masonry Restoration, a Masonry Contracting company with a passionate emphasis on Building Restoration and Historical Preservation. Since his childhood Mark has had a keen interest in quality craftsmanship and historic architecture which combined with his business education and […]
Tuckpointing Mortar Joints in Masonry
Tuckpointing (also spelled as tuck pointing and/or tuck-pointing), used in Building Restoration, Historical Preservation and other masonry repair projects, is the process of removing old cracked, spalled, or failed mortar in the joints (both head and bed joints) between masonry units such as brick, block, stone, etc. It involves removing the old existing mortar, preparing […]