Central Shops: Masonry

Brian Wallar, Supervisor
49-44904

The Mason Shop maintains and preserves the integrity of the campus buildings along with maintaining all the walkways on campus. The shop performs the repair and or replacement of brick, limestone, mortar joints, marble, plaster, tile, concrete, and granite. It also performs cleaning, sealing and preserving all these materials. The shop levels concrete floors and applies several different types of epoxy coatings for the protection of a variety of surfaces.

Other functions include cutting openings and installing access panels in masonry surfaces so repairs can be made and removal of bad concrete followed by necessary repairs.

Special equipment such as the sky climber, scaffolding, and man lifts are used to make exterior masonry repairs on tall buildings. Several types of chemicals and sealants are applied to protect surfaces from weather or human damage.

The department works closely with the planning and engineering department to identify critical areas that require repair. The mason shop is comprised of one supervisor who also supervises the paint shop, the roofing shop, and the sign center, one crew chief and seven masons.