3131 RDU Center Dr – Brick & Masonry Restoration Project
Presto Restoration completed commercial brick masonry restoration at RDU Center II, a commercial office building on RDU Center Dr in Morrisville, NC 27560, just west of Raleigh. Our crews repointed the mortar joints, replaced damaged brick, and cleaned and sealed the masonry. The project also included re-coating the EIFS panels. A boom lift carried our crews to the upper walls and parapet.
Open Mortar Joints & Stained Masonry in Raleigh, NC
Years of weather had worked on the building exterior in three different ways. The EIFS panels had cracked, and every crack gives water a path behind the finish. Dirt and organic growth had darkened the brick, especially on the shaded sides. And the mortar joints had opened. Some head joints had lost their mortar entirely, leaving slots that ran water straight down the face of the brick.
Masonry in the Triangle takes on a lot of water. Raleigh collects roughly 46 inches of rain a year, and long humid stretches keep brick damp between storms. So when mortar joints open, the wall soaks that moisture up instead of shedding it. Winter here never really locks in, either. Overnight temperatures drop below freezing and climb back above it through February, and every one of those swings puts the trapped water through another expansion. That is what breaks the mortar bond and pops the face off the brick. Heavy spring pollen and shaded north-facing walls then add the staining you see on buildings all over the region. Our masonry cleaning and restoration crews treat those problems together, because washing a wall without closing the joints only buys a season.
Brick Repointing, Cleaning and Replacement in Raleigh, NC
First, our masons ground out the loose and deteriorated mortar to a depth of about three-quarters to one inch. Next, they repointed roughly 2,000 linear feet of joints with new mortar matched to the original color, texture, and tooling. Matching matters more than it sounds, so the crew tooled every joint by hand to the original profile. Where brick had failed outright, we cut out 25 damaged units and set matching replacements. We then pressure washed the Raleigh building exterior and applied a clear masonry sealer, so the brick sheds water rather than absorbing it.
Finally, our crew repaired the cracks in the EIFS and rolled a fresh elastomeric coating across the panels. Elastomeric stays flexible and bridges small movement cracks instead of splitting over them. Our guide to EIFS elastomeric coating covers how the system protects a wall.
Brick Masonry & Facade Restoration Results in Raleigh, NC
The Raleigh building exterior now sheds water the way the original design intended. Sound mortar joints and matched brick close the paths that let moisture into the wall, and the sealer adds a second line of defense. In addition, the re-coated EIFS gives the panels a uniform finish and a flexible surface that bridges small cracks. As a result, the building reads as maintained rather than weathered from the street.
Commercial Brick Masonry Restoration Company in Raleigh, NC
If your commercial building has open mortar joints, cracked brick, stained masonry, or cracked EIFS, Presto Restoration is the company to call. We provide brick and mortar repair, tuckpointing, and facade restoration throughout the Raleigh, NC metro, including Morrisville, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Our crews reach every elevation with boom lifts and rigging, so no facade is out of range. We provide building restoration throughout North Carolina. Call 1-800-785-9927 or request a free quote today. See the caulking and waterproofing scope we completed on this same building.
