Masonry Magazine October 2005 Page. 35
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October 2005
Masonry 33
Andre Holloway removes bricks from the Alden House chimney.
"The fourth dimension is time," Gwilliam says. "And one of the things that spans time better than many things is brick." Cameras in hand and questions in mind, more than 60 people of all ages climbed the scaffold for a chance to learn firsthand about masonry and to connect with the house's rich history. Close to 40 guests attended an hour-long talk and slideshow given by expert mason Jack Peet, who explained the restoration from inception to completion.
Without personally witnessing the work unfold, visitors to the Alden House "could have [walked] through it a hundred times and gotten little more out of it than a souvenir refrigerator magnet," Peet says.
Having a dialogue with the masons allowed the community to learn about specific craftsman techniques - what materials they used and why they used them. Peet and the other masons -Lawrence Waller, Andre Holloway, Antonio Haskett, Anthony Haskett and Allen Clary chose St. Astier, a naturally-occurring soft lime mortar that has been mined in France since 1851. The group opted for lime because it was the mortar of choice for most 19th-century masons and, unlike modern cement mortar, lime responds to moisture and weather, expanding and contracting as the temperature fluctuates. At $22-30 a bag, St. Astier is double the cost of many U.S. lime mortars. But, Peet says, because it is fired at a lower temperature, St. Astier is also stronger and more flexible.
From front to back, Allen Clary, Lawrence Walior and Anthony Haskett work on parging the rebuilt chimney.
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