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Turning A Skeptic Into A Believer at Ohio State University
When it comes to trying a radically different technique on a restoration project, sometimes even the most faithful clients have to be convinced. That’s what hap-pened recently during a major restoration of Hale Hall on the Campus of The Ohio State University.
Built in 1911 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, Hale Hall (formerly Enarson Hall) has had a long his-tory of renovations – and not all of them were good ones.
During the 1970’s the building was completely repointed with portland cement – an unforgiv-ingly hard material that damaged the softer brick and stone as it expanded and contracted over the years. Additionally, all the joints between the brick and stone belt courses and stone window sills incorporated sealant which trapped water in-side the masonry.
This past August, restoration began on the building with Preservation Architect, Christopher Quirk of Period Architecture specifying a premixed repointing mortar
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CSP President, Dennis Rude sends best wishes for a happy New Year!
JAHN training workshops held in Chicago and New York
New brand look coming to product packaging and website
Workshop at APT International convention spruces up historic fountain.
Discount offer on a new limited-edition Masonry Water Repellent System
CSP completes 37 projects in 20 states and 27 cities nationwide in 2015
1st Quarter 2016
Hale Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its significance as a primary example of the early 20th-century Jacobe-than style architecture. This English Tudor-Stuart inspired architecture features shaped and parapeted gables, brick exterior with stone lintels, sills, and mullions as well as classical Doric and rusticated Ionic columns.
“Cathedral Stone has the science to back up their claims, which helps me as an architect.”
Christopher Quirk, AIAPeriod ArchitectureLouisville, KY
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Dennis RudePresident and Owner
Joe SetteChief Executive Officer
Jude CookeOperations Manager
Tina OrlandiFinance Director
Vincent DownsResearch and Development Chemist
Sharon HennCustomer Service
Chris HensonShipping /Production Manager
Zak BeachSales Representative
Steven CortazzoDirector of Sales201-421-9028 [email protected]
Dan PerakesAccount Executive - Northeast [email protected]
Ronaldo RojasAccount Executive - New York and New [email protected]
Barry CullenProduct Representative - New England [email protected]
Mike HarrisProduct Representative - New England [email protected]
Robert SkoghAccount Executive - Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and [email protected]
Gary KeshnerAccount Executive - Kansas, Missouri and [email protected]
7266 Park Circle DriveHanover, MD 21076Phone: 410-782-9150 • 800-684-0901Fax: 410-782-9155info@cathedral stone.comwww.cathedralstone.com
Volume 4, 1st Quarter, 2016.Contents copyright © 2016 Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. Restoration News. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmuted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission, in writing from Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. Cathedral Stone Restoration News was created by Wygant Davies Gentile Direct, Hanna Mayer and Jason Quick. It is published quarterly and distributed to customers of Cathedral Stone Products, Inc.
The past year has been an exciting year for Cathedral Stone and 2016 will continue the trend. Beginning in the New Year, you can look forward to seeing Cathedral Stone’s new brand graphics incorporated into variety of our marketing materials. As part of this effort, we will be revamping our website in order to make information more accessible and our ordering system easier to use.
Along with our website, our product line of liquid cleaners, strippers, and water repellents will also receive an updated look. We will no longer be featuring the MasonRE brand, however we will continue to sell the products. Although the look of our pails and labels will change, the products will not. You can look forward to the same high quality and performance that you’ve come to expect from Cathedral Stone.
In the meantime, we hope everyone of our customers had a profitable 2015 and wish you all the best of luck in the coming year.
Best regards,Dennis Rude
President’s LetterRestoration News
During the winter off-season Cathedral Stone partnered with distributors and contractors to conduct training in an effort to help establish more certified installers in all of our top regional mar-kets. Our Chicago regional sales team partnered with Henry Frerk to offer two classes in the distributor’s warehouse. In Boston, our regional sales team partnered with a local contractor, Building Restora-tion Services, to hold a training session at their facility. In addition, one of our ma-jor distributors in New York City, Allied Building Products, hosted training classes
in December and will continue to host them throughout January and February. If you’re interested in attending one of our workshops in New York, please visit our website for dates and more details.
Due to time constraints or other factors, many of our contractors have asked that we train their crew on their jobsite using the material needed for the job. Along with ordering the materials we send a certified training technician to help the crew learn how to do their patches cor-rectly and earn their JAHN certification in the process. If you’re interested in hav-ing Cathedral Stone conduct a training event at your jobsite, please contact our office at (410) 782-9150. n
JAHN Certified-installer Training Workshops Go On The Road
Attendees learn by doing at a JAHN certified-installer training workshop in Springfield, IL.
Attendees at our Boston workshop learned masonry replication as well as how to apply other JAHN Masonry Restoration Mortar Systems.
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Take A Look at Our New Look
For more than 30 years, the look of Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. has been nearly synonymous with the iconic blue and gold JAHN Restoration Mortar System buckets on construction sites all over the country. But that’s about to change.
To complement that look, we will be changing the packaging look on our line of Masonry Cleaning & Stripping Systems and well as our Masonry Coating & Repellent Systems to highlight the Cathedral Stone Products brand. Starting sometime in 2016, you’ll begin seeing our distinctive new product look showing up at a distributor near you. Eventually we will extend the new brand look to the complete line of JAHN Restoration Mortar Systems that will underscore our position as the world’s premier provider of an integrated family of scientifically-engineered masonry restoration systems. Same great products. Distinctive new look.
Our Restoration Systems products buckets and labels aren’t the only thing that will be new and improved for 2016. Thanks to input from customers like you, we’ve created a new and improved website that incorporates our new brand look and upgraded functionality designed to make it easier to find information, purchase products, register and pay for training workshops and more.
Since 1982, Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. has been the world’s premier innovator and manufacturer of scientifically-engineered masonry restoration systems. Starting in 2016, we’ll elevate our brand look to reflect that proud past and make it easier for you to identify products and recognize Cathedral Stone as the single source for all your masonry restoration needs. n
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Left: Look forward to receiving an e-blast in the coming months that will let you know when our new website goes live. Don’t miss out. If we don’t have your email, send it to us today at [email protected].
Right: New bucket and label graphics will instantly identify Cathedral Stone as the manu-facturer of of a completely compatible line of restorations mortars, grouts, cleaning, stripping, coating, repellents, adhesive and fixative systems. They’ll also contain informa-tion on usage, application and safety considerations.
You know Cathedral Stone is the world’s premiere manufacturer of
masonry restoration systems
Now find out whyEmail us today at [email protected] to request a compli-mentary copy of the Cathedral Stone storybook brochure that reveals the surprising reason for our success – and the end of masonry restoration failures.
Welcome To The End Of Masonry Restoration Failures.
7266 Park Circle DriveHanover, Maryland 21076Phone: 410.782.9150Fax: 410.782.9155Email: [email protected]
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from Cathedral Stone. A longtime client of Cathedral Stone, Christopher had developed a deep trust and strong working relationship with the company as had the contractor, Matt Sibila of Coon Restoration & Sealants.
When Matt requested that Cathedral Stone provide a mix that could be applied more quickly and easily with a mortar bag instead of a standard pre-mixed mortar, Christopher was skeptical to say the least. “I typically don’t allow masons to use mortar bags,” he explained. “In the past, I’ve seen them simply water down the regu-lar pointing grout which then just sags and oozes out of the joints. So I kind of fought Cathedral Stone and Coon on doing it that way.”
Fortunately, Cathedral Stone was up for the challenge. Although we had never created a grout that could be applied with a mortar bag, we went back to our corporate labora-tory and developed a custom formulation of our Cathedral Stone JAHN M110 Historic Pointing Mortar that had the right fluidity and compressive strength for the job.
Once the formula was perfected, Sales Representa-tive Zak Beach and our Regional Sales Representative
brought samples out to the OSU job site. Coon Restora-tion masons used a mortar bag to apply the grout to the joints in a couple of different ways and stood back to show their work.
The joints looked good but Christopher wasn’t con-vinced. He told them that he just wanted to use the standard mortar and traditional repointing approach. But Cathedral Stone wasn’t going to give up that easily. According to Zak, he and the Regional Sales Representa-
tive basically said, “Don’t judge now. Let it set a week and then see what you think.”
The architect reluctantly agreed. A week when they came back to take a look, the joints were rock solid. “I was, quite frank-ly, surprised,” said Christopher, “but the performance of the custom-mixed grout convinced me. And the fact that it could be applied with a grout bag reduced the cost of labor which helped with pricing and meeting a very tight schedule. That
said, we did not sacrifice on quality to save on cost and time.” n
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Turning A Skeptic Into A Believer at Ohio State University
ARCHITECT: Timothy J. Bennett, AIATHP Limited, Inc.
PRESERVATION ARCHITECT: Christopher Quirk, AIAPeriod Architecture, PLLC
PRESERVATION ARCHITECT: Craig HenryArchitect, Preservation CoordinatorThe Ohio State University
PROJECT MANAGER: Mark HartmanThe Ohio State University
CONTRACTOR: Matt SibilaProject ManagerCoon Restoration & Sealants, Inc.
A Coon Restoration mason applies a custom mix of Cathedral Stone JAHN M110 Historic Pointing Mortar.
“We had a great experience with Cathedral Stone custom pointing mortar. The guys in the field loved it because it was easy to work with and could be applied very quickly.” Matt SibilaProject ManagerCoon Restoration & SealantsLouisville, OH
Jahn Restoration Training WorkshopsThree-day JAHN Restoration Mortar Training Workshops introduce traditional methods of masonry repair using JAHN Restoration Mortars. Architects can receive AIA/CEU credits upon request. Certification by successfully completing the JAHN Restoration Mortar Workshop is necessary to purchase JAHN Restoration Mortars M70, M100, M120, and M160.
Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. 7266 Park Circle Dr. Hanover, MD 21076
Allied Building Products42-16 11th Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
Visit www.cathedralstone.com/training to register.
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Chemist’s Corner
CSP Introduces New Limited Edition Repellent Cathedral Stone has recently developed a new limited-time only silicone water repellent that we will be offering at discounted prices. This new formulation is an opportunity to save on a high quality water repellent, that works very similar to our current Guardian water repellent, but with the added bonus of acting as a staining repellent. This product provides good staining resistance and oil repellency, resulting in improved aesthetics. Oil and grease will be easier to remove from treated surfaces, decreasing maintenance requirements. Don’t miss out on this limited time offer that will be available only while supplies last. To order, contact your local sales representative or our office at (410) 782-9150 today.
Got a question for the Chemist? Email Vincent Downs at [email protected] and put Chemist in the subject line.
Training Schedule Get an education in scientific masonry restoration.
January 25-27, 2016March 7-9, 2016April 25-27, 2016
June 13- 15, 2016July 18-20, 2016
October 17-19, 2016
February 2 -3, 2016February 9 -10, 2016
February 16 -17, 2016February 23 - 24, 2016
Known as the “City of Fountains”, Kansas City claims to have more fountains than the city of Rome. Among them is the Women’s Lead-ership Fountain. The perfect place for Cathedral Stone’s Kansas City regional sales representative, Gary Keshner to conduct a workshop during the 2015 Association for Preservation Technology Interna-tional convention. Gary’s workshop showed how Cathedral Stone’s JAHN Masonry Restoration Sys-tems patching repairs and Masonry Cleaning & Stripping Systems could help return parts of the foun-tain to their original 1899 glory.
The first portion of the workshop focused on using Cathedral Stone’s
JAHN Restoration Mortar to make repairs to the stone. While wait-ing for the patches to cure, Gary turned his attention to demonstrat-ing cleaning techniques on the fountain. Our B+ Advanced Multi-Surface Masonry Cleaning System proved exceptional at removing biological growth on the fountain. It even removed the dye stains left from when the city honored the Royals World Series by coloring the water in the fountains royal blue. Our Sandstone, Unpolished Granite & Brick Masonry Cleaning System was able to effectively remove light rust staining. Gary then stripped the fountain’s coatings and used our Heavy Duty Latex 20 Masonry Cleaning System to clean the indoor
parts of the fountain. After his cleaning and stripping demonstra-tions were completed he screeed the patches and finished off the ma-sonry repairs. In addition to being an educational experience for the attendees, the workshop resulted in a welcome facelift for one of the city’s most important fountains. n
Keeping Kansas City’s Oldest Working Fountain Flowing
Cathedral Stone Kansas City regional sales representative, Gary Keshner, demonstrates how to use JAHN Restoration Mortar Systems to patch damaged stonework.
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Houston, TX Memorial Hermann Medical Center
Austin, TXUniversity of Texas
Dallas, TXPerot Museum
Cleveland, OH Maltz Preforming Arts
Connecticut Merritt Parkway Bridges
Atlanta, GAHealy Building
Jackson, MSMississippi State Capitol Building
Oklahoma City, OKTaft Stadium
Columbia, MOSwallow Hall –
University of Missouri
Sioux City, IATerminal Building
Denver, CODenver Art Museum
Salt Lake City, UTExchange Building
St. Augustine, FLFlagler College
Palm Beach, FLPalm Beach Town Square
Coral Gables, FLCity Hall
Detriot, MI Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL Shedd Aquarium
Seattle, WA Maple Leaf Gate House
Missoula, MT Missoula County Court House
South Bend, IN Robert A. Grant Federal Building
Columbus, OH Hale Hall –
The Ohio State University
Boston, MAChristian Science Monitor Tower
Harvard Medical School
Los Angeles, CA Jimmy Kimmel Live BuildingBroadway Trade Center
Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Mission
San Francisco, CA Hibernia
Washington, DCCaptiol BuildingAmerican History Museum St. Elizabeths Hospital
New York, NYFederal ReserveCecilia ChurchNeue MuseumThe New Yorker Hotel
Minneappolis, MNRand Tower
St. Paul State Capitol Building
2015 was a busy year. Here is a sampling of the many projects we’ve been involved with using our Masonry Restoration Mortar, Stripping & Cleaning, and Coating & Repellent Systems.
Cathedral Stone Across America