SERVICES
Chimney
Chimney repairs are the most common call we receive. Being exposed to our harsh weather conditions it is common for your chimney to need repair, especially above the roof line. Don’t let cracks in mortar, spalling bricks or any other deterioration you see go on for too long before contacting a professional. Chimney deterioration usually starts at the top and works its way down, limit the time and cost of the repair by acting quickly with a chimney that has started to deteriorate.
Repointing
Repointing is the process of replacing cracking mortar joints between bricks. Without this process further deterioration of the mortar joints can take place causing much larger problems. Repointing can be a very time consuming job that does require attention to details.
Spalling Brick
Spalling brick occurs when moisture seeps into a brick and then goes through the freeze/thaw cycle. Over time this water damage causes the spalling bricks to crumble, flake, and even pop completely off the structure. You definitely want to have these bricks replaced sooner than later, especially if on chimney as they could begin to fall from the structure.
Sills
Concrete sills are made to direct water away from your home. You will see a lot of homes that used bricks as a sill, these sills will almost always fail. This is another very common place to see spalling bricks, as water gets in starting the freeze/thaw cycle and the deterioration begins.
Detour the water from your home with the proper material, a limestone sill with a drip edge is a smart way to go.
Stone Work
Whether you are looking to make some changes to your existing veneer or adding an addition to your home, we offer both full bed stone work as well as stick on stone veneer. Very common to see stone skirts or fireplaces in todays homes.
Custom
If you have any ideas yourself, please feel free to reach out. Similar to stone work above, we love to work with our customers to put their ideas into reality.
Fireplaces, skirts, outdoor kitchens, additions. You name it!
About
Harding Masonry & Restoration is based out of London, Ontario and services it and surrounding area.
Originally working in the Insurance industry, business owner, Keith Harding, found himself looking for a career shift after company cutbacks.
Masonry it was!!!
Starting out as a labourer, he quickly realized how much he enjoyed the trade and hasn’t looked back since. After spending years working with bricks, stone and concrete blocks on many residential and commercial buildings he decided to try the restoration side of the trade. Although he would say that he enjoys the trade as a whole, dealing with home owners and helping restore their homes brings him much enjoyment.
Contact us.
Keith Harding, Owner
info@hardingmasonry.net
226-927-3996