Edison Coatings custom-matched and produced repointing mortars for the US Capitol Building
"Like for Like"
NATURAL & HISTORIC MORTARS
In Historic Restoration work, using "like for like" materials is a guiding principle, that helps to assure the compatibility of new repair, repointing and rebuilding materials with the old, and preserves the building's historic integrity. The restoration of the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Maine (photo, left) exemplifies this ideal; new Natural Cement mortar was used for selective repointing, providing an exact match to the original early 19th Century materials.
Edison Coatings, Inc. is the only North American source for ALL of the available major historic binders:
Lime Putty, Hydrated Lime, Natural Hydraulic Lime, Natural Cement, Roman Cement and Portland Cement/Lime. We routinely prepare custom, authentic historic mortars for a wide variety of applications of all sizes as well as offering pure, natural historic binders for on-site matching by skilled tradespeople.
We can work from your existing specifications, mortar analysis or recipe or we can analyze and match your mortar from provided samples. Our custom mortars typically include both custom blended aggregates to match original size, color, shape and composition as closely as possible, and historically accurate binders to match original composition and performance.
In Historic Restoration work, using "like for like" materials is a guiding principle, that helps to assure the compatibility of new repair, repointing and rebuilding materials with the old, and preserves the building's historic integrity. The restoration of the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Maine (photo, left) exemplifies this ideal; new Natural Cement mortar was used for selective repointing, providing an exact match to the original early 19th Century materials.
Edison Coatings, Inc. is the only North American source for ALL of the available major historic binders:
Lime Putty, Hydrated Lime, Natural Hydraulic Lime, Natural Cement, Roman Cement and Portland Cement/Lime. We routinely prepare custom, authentic historic mortars for a wide variety of applications of all sizes as well as offering pure, natural historic binders for on-site matching by skilled tradespeople.
We can work from your existing specifications, mortar analysis or recipe or we can analyze and match your mortar from provided samples. Our custom mortars typically include both custom blended aggregates to match original size, color, shape and composition as closely as possible, and historically accurate binders to match original composition and performance.
WHERE DO YOU BEGIN?
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The Mortar Selection Decision Tree
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