Offering stone foundation repairs, stone foundation re-pointing and complete basement restoration. Have your basement walls restored and sealed with professional masonry by Thompson Crowley Masonry.
Serving Salem, Massachusetts since the 1960's. For three generations we have expertly repaired and restored stone foundations on the North Shore.
Salem foundations built with stone and bricks all used lime mortar for bonding masonry together and waterproofing.
Salem stone foundation construction spans from the 1600's to early 1900's. Best case scenario if you have a stone foundation, it's only one hundred years old. Stone foundations built with lime are void of Portland cement and held together with lime, sand, calcium additives, aggregates of the day and gravity.
Over time the calcium rich lime would dry out and need to be repaired. Basement white washing - lime wall coating maintenance - was a way to preserve stone foundations. Throughout the the years and generations basements may have been neglected. Also time is now a factor. With 100-400 years of ground water and soil expansion. Stone foundations and brick work need restoration to remain structurally sound and free of defects.
Foundations with crumbling lime wall coatings, voids, cracks, spalling bricks and leaks can all be restored to clean, dry, sealed basements with improved air quality.
If you have a Salem, Massachusetts stone foundation in need of repairs or preservation?
Or if you'd just like your stone foundation basement walls restored to new. With fresh masonry mortar and bright white waterproof walls. Contact us today