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Toronto Masonry Gallery: Before & After Photos

Real jobs by Brian and the Cummins crew across Toronto and the GTA, photographed before we started and after we finished. Filter by project type and tap any photo to enlarge it.

34 projects

60 photos

Chimneys, brick, steps, parging & commercial

Brick chimney on a shingled roof with worn, open mortar joints below the concrete crown — Chimney repointed and recapped
Worn, open mortar joints below the crown, then repointed with new flashing and a concrete crown.

Repointed red brick chimney with clean mortar joints, new flashing and a concrete crown — Chimney repointed and recapped
Worn, open mortar joints below the crown, then repointed with new flashing and a concrete crown.

Cracked and peeling parging on a foundation wall below red brick — Foundation parging
Cracked, peeling parging on a foundation wall, then a smooth new coat.

Smooth new parging on the foundation below a red brick wall — Foundation parging
Cracked, peeling parging on a foundation wall, then a smooth new coat.

Damaged brick and stone gate pillar partly taken down, with broken bricks and stone caps on the ground — Gate pillar rebuilt
A damaged brick and stone gate pillar taken down and rebuilt in banded red brick and limestone.

Rebuilt gate pillar in banded red brick and limestone with a stone cap — Gate pillar rebuilt
A damaged brick and stone gate pillar taken down and rebuilt in banded red brick and limestone.

Porch roof held on temporary posts after the old brick pillars were taken down, with rubble on the walkway — Porch pillars rebuilt
Porch pillars taken down while the roof was held on temporary posts, then rebuilt in red brick.

Finished red brick porch pillars on a brick house, with a Cummins Restorations lawn sign out front — Porch pillars rebuilt
Porch pillars taken down while the roof was held on temporary posts, then rebuilt in red brick.

Loose, broken flagstone steps on a garden slope surrounded by river rock — Flagstone steps rebuilt
Loose, broken flagstone steps on a garden slope, rebuilt between river-rock borders.

Rebuilt flagstone steps climbing a garden slope between river-rock borders — Flagstone steps rebuilt
Loose, broken flagstone steps on a garden slope, rebuilt between river-rock borders.

Worn concrete side-entry steps with painted yellow edges and a black railing — Concrete side-entry steps
Worn concrete side-entry steps replaced with new steps and a black metal railing.

New concrete side-entry steps with a black metal railing beside a brick house — Concrete side-entry steps
Worn concrete side-entry steps replaced with new steps and a black metal railing.

Buff brick wall under a wooden deck with an old door opening, during repair — Entry wall under a deck
Buff brick wall under a deck, opened up for repair and finished with a new stone sill.

Buff brick wall under a deck with a boarded window opening and a new stone sill — Entry wall under a deck
Buff brick wall under a deck, opened up for repair and finished with a new stone sill.

Crumbling concrete side wall along exterior steps with rust stains from the black metal railing posts — Crumbling step wall repaired
A crumbling concrete side wall with rust stains along exterior steps, then repaired.

Repaired concrete side wall along the same exterior steps, clean and smooth beside a black metal railing — Crumbling step wall repaired
A crumbling concrete side wall with rust stains along exterior steps, then repaired.

Front porch step wall finished with fresh grey parging beside a red brick house and iron railing — Porch step wall parged
A front porch step wall finished with fresh grey parging.

New grey parging on the foundation below a red brick wall beside a walkway — Foundation parging, side view
New grey parging on the foundation below a red brick wall beside a walkway.

Fieldstone retaining wall beside a concrete patio and house — Fieldstone retaining wall
A fieldstone retaining wall beside a concrete patio and house.

Base of a dark brick wall at a concrete walkway, with new membrane flashing along the joint — New flashing at a brick wall base
New membrane flashing along the joint where a dark brick wall meets a concrete walkway.

Masons rebuilding red brick porch pillars on a Toronto house, with the roof on temporary supports — Porch pillars mid-rebuild
Masons rebuilding red brick porch pillars with the roof on temporary supports.

Natural flagstone steps leading through a planted garden — Flagstone garden steps
Natural flagstone steps leading through a planted garden.

Brick chimney with a broken, partly collapsed top — Chimney rebuilt
A chimney with a broken, partly collapsed top, then rebuilt with new flashing.

Rebuilt brick chimney with new flashing and scaffolding beside it — Chimney rebuilt
A chimney with a broken, partly collapsed top, then rebuilt with new flashing.

Brick chimney rising above a shingled roof beside a house — Chimney on a house roofline
A brick chimney rising above a shingled roof.

Corner of a six-storey red brick apartment building with broken, stepped brick along the edge — Apartment building corner
Broken brick along the corner of a six-storey red brick apartment building, then repaired.

Six-storey red brick apartment building with the corner brickwork repaired — Apartment building corner
Broken brick along the corner of a six-storey red brick apartment building, then repaired.

Brick wall beside a loading-dock door with a section opened up to the bare backing — Loading-dock doorway
Brick beside a loading-dock door opened up to the backing, then rebuilt.

Brick wall beside the loading-dock door rebuilt — Loading-dock doorway
Brick beside a loading-dock door opened up to the backing, then rebuilt.

Brick wall beside a window with a steel lintel and missing bricks along the downspout — Brick beside a window
Missing brick and an exposed steel lintel beside a window and downspout, then rebuilt.

Brick wall beside the window rebuilt along the downspout — Brick beside a window
Missing brick and an exposed steel lintel beside a window and downspout, then rebuilt.

Commercial brick wall with scaffolding and a column of exposed bricks beside a door — Commercial wall with scaffolding
A building wall with a column of exposed brick beside a door, then finished.

Finished brick wall at the same building — Commercial wall with scaffolding
A building wall with a column of exposed brick beside a door, then finished.

Excavated strip along a building wall with bags of rubble nearby — Work beside a foundation wall
An excavated strip along a wall before new concrete, then the concrete poured.

New concrete slab with formwork beside the building wall — Work beside a foundation wall
An excavated strip along a wall before new concrete, then the concrete poured.

Brick wall below a window with broken and mismatched bricks — Brick below a window
Broken and mismatched brick below a window, then repaired to match.

Same wall repaired below the window — Brick below a window
Broken and mismatched brick below a window, then repaired to match.

Brick wall behind an exterior staircase with a stepped section of bricks removed — Brick behind exterior stairs
A stepped section of brick removed behind exterior stairs, then filled in.

Same wall with new bricks filled in behind the staircase — Brick behind exterior stairs
A stepped section of brick removed behind exterior stairs, then filled in.

Broken brick and rubble at a doorway corner beside a stone step — Doorway corner
Broken brick and rubble at a doorway corner beside a stone step, then rebuilt.

Rebuilt brick corner beside the stone step — Doorway corner
Broken brick and rubble at a doorway corner beside a stone step, then rebuilt.

Brick below a window with a damaged section under the sill — Brick under a window sill
A damaged section of brick under a window, then a repaired wall with a new stone sill.

Repaired brick under the window with a new stone sill — Brick under a window sill
A damaged section of brick under a window, then a repaired wall with a new stone sill.

Dark brick arch above a basement window in a red brick wall — Brick arch over a basement window
A dark brick arch above a basement window, two views.

Close view of the dark brick arch above the basement window — Brick arch over a basement window
A dark brick arch above a basement window, two views.

Brick pillar beside concrete steps with missing and broken brick — Brick pillar beside steps
Missing and broken brick beside a set of steps, then a rebuilt pillar.

Rebuilt red brick pillar beside the steps — Brick pillar beside steps
Missing and broken brick beside a set of steps, then a rebuilt pillar.

Red brick commercial wall with weathered brick and mortar beside a window — Office brick wall
Weathered brick and mortar on a commercial wall beside a window, before and after repairs.

Same commercial brick wall after repairs — Office brick wall
Weathered brick and mortar on a commercial wall beside a window, before and after repairs.

Brick wall beside a stucco section with exposed grey backing — Wall beside stucco
A wall section with exposed grey backing beside stucco, then brick restored.

Same wall with the brick restored — Wall beside stucco
A wall section with exposed grey backing beside stucco, then brick restored.

Damaged brick front steps with weeds growing through the joints — Brick front steps
Damaged brick front steps with weeds in the joints, then restored.

Restored brick front steps beside a stone statue — Brick front steps
Damaged brick front steps with weeds in the joints, then restored.

Foundation wall with exposed concrete block and a cracked ledge above — Foundation wall rebuilt
Exposed concrete block under a cracked ledge, then rebuilt in red brick.

Rebuilt red brick wall below the ledge — Foundation wall rebuilt
Exposed concrete block under a cracked ledge, then rebuilt in red brick.

Storefront brickwork with a worker inspecting the wall — Storefront brickwork
Storefront brickwork with a worker inspecting the wall, then finished.

Finished storefront brickwork — Storefront brickwork
Storefront brickwork with a worker inspecting the wall, then finished.

Foundation wall prepared with the old coating removed — Foundation wall parged
A foundation wall prepared for parging, then finished with a new grey coat.

New grey parging on the foundation wall — Foundation wall parged
A foundation wall prepared for parging, then finished with a new grey coat.

Mason in a hat and vest working on a red brick wall beside a window — Mason at work on a brick wall
A mason working on a red brick wall beside a window.

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