Indiana Facade Restoration & Waterproofing Services

Winters That Break Down Masonry And Sealants

Indiana winters bring a long run of nights below freezing and days that climb back above it. Each time water in a crack, joint or porous brick freezes, it expands and widens the opening a little more. In the northern part of the state, lake-effect snow off Lake Michigan buries cities like South Bend, Gary and Hammond, and the melt adds even more water to the cycle. Statewide, road salt coats sidewalks, storefronts and parking garages, attacking concrete and steel wherever it lands.

Indiana is also limestone country. The quarries around Bedford and Bloomington supplied stone for landmarks across the nation, and Indiana limestone appears on courthouses, banks and civic buildings in nearly every county. That stone, along with the state’s historic brick, needs breathable materials and matched mortars, while newer precast, metal and glass buildings need high-movement sealants that can handle the yearly swing from subzero cold to summer heat.

Severe Storms From Spring Through Summer

Spring and summer bring Indiana a different kind of test. Strong thunderstorms roll across the state with heavy rain, damaging winds, hail and the occasional tornado, and those storms push water into window frames, panel joints and roof edges that winter has already weakened. Southern Indiana, along the Ohio River, adds hot and humid summers that keep masonry damp. Our job is to close the openings water uses, repair what freeze-thaw and storms have already damaged and give every building an envelope suited to the conditions where it stands.