Canada Brick Toronto | A Homeowner’s Guide to the Manufacturer
If you live in a GTA home built since the 1960s, there is a good chance Canada Brick made some of your wall. Canada Brick has been a premier clay brick manufacturer in Canada since 1954, supplying residential and commercial construction across Ontario from its Burlington plant. The company was acquired and folded into Arriscraft, […]
Read MoreMasons and Masonry: A Toronto Trade Explained
The masonry trade is older than most things humans build with. Brick has been fired and stacked for nine thousand years. Stone has been cut and set for fifteen thousand. The tools, the materials, and the surrounding ecosystem have evolved, but the basic act — a mason placing a unit on mortar, plumbing the wall, […]
Read MoreGravel Driveway in Toronto: How to Build One That Actually Lasts
Gravel driveway in Canada: choosing the right gravel and getting it built right A gravel driveway is one of the most affordable and practical driveway options for Canadian homeowners. It drains well, costs a fraction of asphalt or concrete, and can be installed in a couple of days. But not all gravel works equally well […]
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Masonry Walls in Toronto: Types, Construction, and Cost
Masonry walls: types, construction, and what homeowners should know A masonry wall is built from individual units — bricks, concrete blocks, or natural stones — joined together with mortar. This method of construction has been used for thousands of years because it works. Masonry walls handle compressive loads well, resist fire, block sound, and last […]
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What Is Parging? A Toronto Homeowner’s Guide
What is parging? A guide to protecting your foundation Parging is a thin coat of mortar applied to the exterior of a concrete or block foundation wall. It fills cracks, smooths rough surfaces, and creates a barrier that protects the foundation from moisture. Most Toronto homes have some parging on their foundation — that smooth […]
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What is masonry? A homeowner’s guide to the trade and its types
What is masonry? A guide to masonry construction and materials Masonry is the craft of building structures from individual units — bricks, stones, or concrete blocks — bonded together with mortar. It is one of the oldest construction methods in the world. The pyramids, Roman aqueducts, and medieval cathedrals are all masonry. So is the […]
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