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Get the latest insights from the field, project highlights, and expert tips on maintaining and restoring masonry structures. Our e-newsletter keeps you informed with practical knowledge drawn from decades of experience across public, institutional, and commercial projects.
Masonry Solutions – Summer 2026
In this issue, our Case Study article describes our complex restoration and repair project at the Cambridge Courtyard Condominiums located in the heart of Central Square in Cambridge, MA.
Masonry Solutions – Winter 2026
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a challenging masonry restoration and repair project at the Museum of Science in Boston.
Masonry Solutions – Spring 2025
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a major restoration project at a historic puddingstone building in Newton, MA.
Masonry Solutions – Fall 2024
In this issue, our Case Study article describes our comprehensive masonry repair project at the historic Riverside Theatre building church building in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
Masonry Solutions – Spring 2024
In this issue, our Case Study article describes the first phase of major facade restoration project on a prestigious church building in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood.
Masonry Solutions – Fall 2023
In this issue, our Case Study article describes an extensive chimney repair project at a prominent community center in Newton, MA.
Masonry Solutions – Summer 2023
In this issue, our Case Study article describes an extensive masonry repair project on a brick and precast concrete college dormitory building in Boston, MA.
Masonry Solutions – Spring 2023
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a major facade repair and exterior improvement project involving two identical condominium buildings located in Cambridge, MA.
Masonry Solutions – September/October 2022
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a masonry repair project at a historic church and school building in Haverhill, MA. Our Masonry 101 article compares sealers versus sealants in masonry repair applications.
Masonry Solutions – July/August 2022
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a comprehensive masonry repair project on a 10-story commercial/office building in the heart of Boston’s financial district.
Masonry Solutions – May/June 2022
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a major masonry restoration and brownstone replacement project on a 5-story brownstone and brick condominium building in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood.
Masonry Solutions – March/April 2022
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a comprehensive masonry repair project on a historic 5-story building just outside the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.
Masonry Solutions – September/October 2021
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a masonry repair project on a 6-story commercial building in the heart of downtown Boston.
Masonry Solutions – July/August 2021
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a comprehensive masonry repair project on a 4-story apartment building near the Grove Hall section of Dorchester MA.
Masonry Solutions – May/June 2021
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a concrete repair repair project by our Small Projects Division at Mass General Brigham Hospital’s campus in Charlestown, MA.
Masonry Solutions – March/April 2021
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a challenging masonry repair project at 75 Kneeland Street in downtown Boston.
Masonry Solutions – October 2020
In our Case Study article, we discuss another Abbot large masonry repair project involving 14 interconnected 4-story office buildings in the Kendall Square section of East Cambridge, MA
Masonry Solutions – September 2020
In our Case Study article, we discuss another of Abbot’s large masonry repair project involving 16 brick and stone apartment buildings in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Boston’s Dorchester section.
Masonry Solutions – July/August 2020
In this issue, we discuss the continuation of Abbot’s large masonry repair project involving 24 interconnected brick and stone apartment buildings in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston’s Dorchester section
Masonry Solutions – May/June 2020
In this edition of our newsletter we focus on another large scale project — this one involving repair of 24 interconnected brick and stone apartment buildings in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston’s Dorchester section.
Masonry Solutions September/October 2019
In this issue, we again deviate from our normal format and bring you a Case Study article on a recent parapet wall repair project on several one-story commercial buildings precipitated by an accident that occurred in the local area where a parapet wall collapsed onto a nearby sidewalk injuring several people.
Masonry Solutions July/August 2019
A comprehensive Case Study article on one of its largest restoration and repair projects in our rich 80+ year history. The project took place in three phases over nearly 3 years. It involved liaison with an architectural/engineering consulting firm, cooperation with the City of Boston’s Historic Landmarks Commission, and multiple complexities.
Masonry Solutions – May/June 2019
In this issue, our Case Study article describes a recent masonry maintenance project at a three-story brick apartment building in Boston’s Dorchester section. Significantly, we were able to match existing damaged face brick from previous sub-standard cleaning with new face brick so precisely that even the trained eye could not detect the change. Our Masonry 101 article describes how specially treated “face bricks” differ from common bricks.