Revive Masonry Restoration

Masonry work, photographed on site

These photos came off a phone on site. No staging, no stock. Some shots are mid job because the job was mid job. That is what the work actually looks like.

Chimneys

Rebuilds, crowns, liners, caps and flashing. Part of our chimney rebuild work on the services page.

Aged brick chimney seen from the roof
Fig. 01 One rebuild, start to finish. The before: rooftop view of the aged chimney.
Clay flue liners and masonry tools laid out on a job site
Fig. 02 Clay flue liners and tools on site.
Partially built brick chimney with fresh mortar
Fig. 03 The same rebuild in progress: new brick going up.
Concrete chimney crown viewed from directly above
Fig. 04 The same rebuild finished: the poured crown, from above.
House wrapped in scaffolding and tarps during masonry work
Fig. 05 Mid job on the chalet stone chimney, house wrapped and protected. Finished chimney in the Stone sheet.
Fresh concrete chimney crown with three clay flue liners
Fig. 06 The finished crown again, from the other end of the roof.
Weathered brick chimney on an older two storey red brick house
Fig. 07 A second chimney job. The before: the aged chimney on an older two storey house.
Dump bin filled with demolished brick
Fig. 08 Demolished brick loaded in the bin for haul away.
New buff brick chimney beside dark siding, photographed from scaffolding
Fig. 09 A third rebuild, mid job: new buff brick from the scaffold.
Brick chimney with new caps and flashing against dark siding
Fig. 10 The same chimney finished: caps and flashing on.
Scaffold tower built up the side of a Victorian house to the chimney
Fig. 11 The same job: scaffold tower run up to the chimney.
New brick at the top of a chimney above a parged chase, seen from the roof
Fig. 12 The same job mid rebuild: new brick at the top, parged chase below.
Brick chimney with new cap and flashing, from ground level
Fig. 13 The same chimney finished: new brick, new cap, new flashing.

Brick repair and structural

Brick out, membrane and flashing in, brick back. Block where block is called for. Part of our brick repair and structural work.

Wall with brick courses removed below windows showing membrane behind
Fig. 14 Window wall repair. Courses out, new membrane in behind.
Basement window with new window well and tidy brickwork
Fig. 15 The same wall finished: new brick, new window well.
House corner with bricks removed in a toothed pattern and tar paper exposed
Fig. 16 Corner rebuild. The before: brick toothed out, tar paper exposed.
Concrete block backup wall exposed with the brick veneer removed
Fig. 17 Block backup wall exposed with the veneer off, flashing channel in.
New concrete block courses laid beneath a porch where the old wall deteriorated
Fig. 18 New block courses going in beneath a porch where the old wall had deteriorated.
Fresh grey parging on a foundation wall with new stone refacing above, beneath a wood deck
Fig. 19 Fresh parging and new stone facing beneath a deck.
Completed brickwork on a house corner
Fig. 20 The same corner rebuilt.

Stone and new build

Stone veneer and new build brick, on permitted sites. Part of our stone veneer and new build work.

Chimney clad in stone veneer with a stone cap
Fig. 21 The chalet chimney finished: stone veneer and stone cap.
Brick veneer being laid over house wrap on a two storey house
Fig. 22 Brick veneer going up over house wrap on a two storey house.
Front elevation of a grey brick house under construction
Fig. 23 Front elevation of a grey brick house under construction.
Stone veneer porch pier and white column on a permitted site
Fig. 24 A stone veneer porch pier on a permitted site.
Stone veneer chimney with stone cap on a green chalet style house
Fig. 25 The same chalet chimney from the other side.
A mason laying stone veneer on a custom build
Fig. 26 Laying stone veneer on a custom build.
Two storey house in stone veneer with stone clad chimney behind full scaffolding
Fig. 27 Two storey stone veneer and a stone clad chimney, full scaffold up.
Street view of a stone veneer build with permits posted on the hoarding
Fig. 28 Street view of a stone build, permits posted on the hoarding.
Schedule of works
  1. 01Chimney restoration and rebuilds
  2. 02Chimney crowns, caps and flue liners
  3. 03Brick restoration and replacement
  4. 04Structural brick and block rebuilds
  5. 05Foundation parging
  6. 06Stone veneer masonry
  7. 07New build brick veneer
  8. 08Fireplaces
  9. 09Brick repointing
  10. 10Sill replacement
  11. 11Refacing
  12. 12Window and door cut-outs
  13. 13Block additions
  14. 14Natural stone masonry
  15. 15Flagstone
  16. 16Concrete work

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Contractor Revive Masonry Restoration
Area of works Simcoe County · York Region · Muskoka
Telephone (705) 279-3953
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