Masonry and Construction Supplies

Masonry refers to construction using individual units such as brick, stone, or block bonded together with mortar. It includes the joints between these units, which require protection from moisture and building movement through supplemental products like flashing, caulk, and joint protective systems such as WEATHERCAP.

Masonry items include building units like brick, block, and stone, along with supporting materials such as mortar, caulk, sealants, flashing, and joint protective systems. These products work together to construct and weatherproof masonry facades, parapets, cornices, and other structural elements.

Masons commonly need trowels, joint protective flashing, caulking guns, mortar mixers, levels, and jointers. For joint protection specifically, products like WEATHERCAP's lead strip system are installed alongside sealants to prevent moisture penetration caused by ongoing building movement and settlement.

Common mason tools include trowels, hammers, chisels, levels, and mortar boards, alongside specialty products for joint protection such as lead flashing strips. These protective systems are interposed within sealant joints to extend sealant life and prevent water infiltration at parapets, copings, and corners.

WEATHERCAP is interposed within the sealant joint before or during caulking, with Type A used for flat horizontal joints and Type B for 90-degree corner joints. The soft lead strip reduces the joint opening size, buffering stress from building movement while the sealant cures around it.

Yes, WEATHERCAP is suitable for both new construction and historic restoration. It is specified in GSA Historic Preservation Technical Procedures for landmark preservation, and it is equally effective as a preventive joint protection measure in newly built masonry facades, parapets, and copings.