Doylestown, PA Job


Job Description:

This Quaker Friends Meeting House was originally built in the 1700's. The mass stone walling made from clearing the local fields and collecting the stone and laying it up in a creek sand and clay mortar also received an external lime render (Stucco made of Lime and Sand). Approximately 20 years ago, the building committee had elected to have a contractor lightly spray a colored Portland cement based "Gunite" to simulate the color and texture and to only fill in the areas where the original lime render had failed. Over time this impervious layer not only trapped water in the otherwise breathable lime render but because the layer was brittle, as Portland cement based mixes can be, and because it was incompatible with the historic lime render fabric it began to peel away and delaminate. The meeting house exterior began to look unsightly. So the call was to "re-stucco" the building. This would have sealed the fate of a cumulative build-up of moisture within the walls had a typical, modern Portland cement-based stucco been applied to the entire exterior. The LimeWorks.us technical install crew was called and by our advise to simply remove the offending Gunite and then wash the remaining lime render of all deleterious material a fresh coat of external lime plaster could be applied to take up the loss of the historic fabric in areas. Ecologic™ Waterglass was used to grain strengthen the remaining lime render without negatively affecting its breathability. Finally the Technical Install Team of deGruchy Masonry Restoration re-established a skin coat to replace the layer that has naturally eroded in the last few hundred years and the results were spectacular!		View Next Job


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We are very pleased with the job and thrilled that we found you. Especially happy with the educating of us & the detail (written) on your proposal. We appreciate your craftsmanship & attitude of staff, thank you!

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Springtown, PA Thank you very much Andy, Jeff, Mike, Mike, Randy, Charlie, and Jim. This was a very big project for our church of approximately 75 members. Thanks to your knowledge of the job, everything went without a hitch. It is nice to know that old fashion courteous service is still around in 1991.
Allentown, PA EXCELLENT WORK! GREAT WORK ETHIC....EVERYONE WAS AS COOPERATIVE AS COULD BE. VERY NEAT AND RESPECTFUL OF PROPERTY. WE'LL KEEP THE CHRISTMAS CARD PHOTO OF ALL YOU GUYS IN OUR HOUSE ARCHIVES. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT OUR ENTIRE EXPERIENCE ... QUALITY OF WORK, PROMPTNESS - ALL TOP NOTCH. GLAD TO SHARE OUR EXPERIENCE WITH PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS. BRING THEM OUT FOR A LOOK!! KARL & LINDA KONRAD
Perkasie, PA We are very pleased to have selected your business to do our home. I have never seen men work so hard yet maintain a sense of humor, and get along well with each other. You can use us for a reference anytime.
Durham, PA The workmenship is excellent, but the thing that impressed us most was that Andy and his crew did exactly what they said they would do from start to finish. It was a difficult job, but they never slacked off. We are very pleased!!
Coopersburg, PA deGruchy Masonry did an outstanding job on Passer Community Center (an 1877 schoolhouse). The workmen were always courteous, understanding, conscientious and hard-working. The difference in this company and other companies is that they take pride in the work they do and they truly care about the customer - They are #1 in our ratings and we thank them - A great group of guys!
Ambler, PA THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK! DARYL NELSON PASTOR
Durham, PA Excellent job! Jim Beerer
Ottsville, PA I especially appreciate the phone callse in the evening to bring me up to date on how the job was going, next steps, etc. If there was a reason they wouldn't be there, they would call to let me know. I was comfortable enought to leave the house open for them while I was at work.
Merion Station, PA For what is normally a messy operation this all went very smoothly. I must admit to being very surprised at how easily it all went, and it all looks terrific.
Newtown, PA Andy and his guys do an even better job than they say they will! deGruchy Masonry replastered the interior of our c.1800 Session House which is on the National Register of Historic Places. This involved reattaching plaster ceiling and skim coating the ceiling. Also, removing and replastering, with lime plaster, badly deteriorated and water damaged interior plaster. Job was completed in approximately 2 weeks. Work is totally satisfactory. We would give deGruchy Masonry our highest recommendations. We will definitely continue our association with them.
Zionsville, PA Although price was slightly higher than expected, we came to a reasonable price.
The company went above and beyond our expectations.
Doylestown, PA We are very pleased with the job and thrilled that we found you. Especially happy with the educating of us & the detail (written) on your proposal. We appreciate your craftsmanship & attitude of staff, thank you!