It’s All About the Fire. Making Evenings Unforgettable.

Kansas City Masonry is that company.  Our collection comprises of Custom fire pits varying from stone to stainless steel fire pits and square to eclipse fire pit. Patio fire pit styles are also available to choose from. The best Natural Gas Outdoor Fireplaces & Fire Pits.

Outdoor natural gas fire pits are a great way to add warmth and a focal point to any backyard or outdoor living space. You’ll have many options to explore if you’re considering adding an outdoor gas fire pit, and there are a few key points to consider before you light the flame for the first time.

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Making Evenings Unforgettable. At The Masons Co, we know how to make an evening. We offer unlimited options to create an unforgettable backyard experience. Our commercial grade gas fire pit inserts and enclosures are manufactured to a higher standard, with CSA-certified technology to ensure exceptional performance.

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The Masons Co

(913) 203-0685

Office Location:

The Cosby Building

107 W. 9th St.

2nd Floor

Kansas, MO 64105

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Historic Masonry Mortar, Lime. Master Masons At Work. Lime that has been burnt in a kiln and all the carbon calcium carbonate, is now changed to calcium oxide.

The first mortars were made from mud or clay. These materials were used because of availability and low cost. The Egyptians utilized gypsum mortars to lubricate the beds of large stones when they were being moved into position(ref. i). However, these materials did not perform well in the presence of high levels of humidity and water.

Kansas City Craft Masons/Historic Masonry Company, Masonry, Fountain, Historic Preservation.
Kansas City Historic Masonry Company, Masonry, Fountain, Historic Preservation.

It was discovered that limestone, when burnt and combined with water, produced a material that would harden with age. The earliest documented use of lime as a construction material was approximately 4000 B.C. when it was used in Egypt for plastering the pyramids(ref. ii). The beginning of the use of lime in mortars is not clear. It is well documented, however, that the Roman Empire used lime based mortars extensively. Vitruvius, a Roman architect, provided basic guidelines for lime mortar mixes(ref. iii).

The Masons Company sets itself apart from all others in its commitment to historic restoration and preservation. With their passion and deep devotion to the fundamentals, these craftsmen are genuine relics to the craft of masonry

 

The Masons Co

(913) 203-0685

Office Location:

The Cosby Building

107 W. 9th St.

2nd Floor

Kansas, MO 64105

Check us out on the web:

The Masons Co.

Kansas City Masonry

Brick Masonry Repair

City of Fountain Builders

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Historic Restoration vs. Flipping and Flopping in Kansas City!

At the frenetic pace in which homes and buildings are being remodeled and sold in Kansas City, its troubling that many of these flips eventually turn into flops.  Renovating historic industrial buildings and turning them into condos is a hot trend as pockets of downtown are being sought out by investors for future urban core desiring dwellers.

 

Rejuvenation is essential to cities and vital to their renaissance.  And there’s always such excitement walking into a recently renovated home or condominium and soaking in all of the newness. Unfortunately, the bones are often overlooked, especially ones that could be broken. When the brick or stone facade begins to falter, it becomes painfully clear that time and care should have been utilized when the modernization was being implemented.
Restoration, especially historic, takes the process one step deeper. It peels back the layers that are damaged and rebuilds from the property’s true integrity.

The Masons Company sets itself apart from all others in it’s commitment to historic restoration and preservation. With their passion and deep devotion to the fundamentals, these craftsmen are genuine relics to the craft of masonry.

The Masons Co

(913) 203-0685

Office Location:

The Cosby Building

107 W. 9th St.

2nd Floor

Kansas, MO 64105

Check us out on the web:

The Masons Co.

Kansas City Masonry

Brick Masonry Repair

City of Fountain Builders

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Root Cause Analysis – Forbidden Knowledge and the Understanding of Failure

Feeling incomplete because of missing stones or bricks? Troubled by bowing or bulging walls? Plagued by mortar joints or vertical corner cracks?

The answer is to hire an experienced, reputable and smart Kansas City masonry company. But the answer is two-fold and the second part of the answer is to make sure that the contractor has the knowledge and esoteric masonic understanding to analyze the root cause of complex masonry problems and act accordingly.

Many masonry repairs fail prematurely because they do not address the primary cause of distress or failure. And where repairs fail, they tend to make deterioration worse. If you only fix the symptoms – that is what you see on the surface – the problem will almost certainly return, and need fixing over and over again. If you look deeper to figure out what’s causing the problem, you can fix the underlying systems and processes so that it goes away for good.

Kansas City Masonry / The Masons Co. is the region’s preeminent leader in looking deeper and determining the crucial steps in masonry repair and historic restoration.

Office Location:  Country Club Plaza

KCMasonrycontractors@gmail.com

(816) 500-4198

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The Treasure of Terracotta: Chalk, Charcoal and Clay

The Preservation of Historic Glazed Architectural Terracotta from the medieval associations of tradesmen.

Terracotta was treasured as a design component for centuries because of its durability as a construction material and its beauteous and opulent demeanor. Weighing roughly one tenth as much as stone, terracotta can be molded and fired at high temperatures to a hardness and compactness comparable to that of  brick. As styles evolved and manufacturing costs increased, terracotta was used less often. In the late 1800’s, there were more than 100 terracotta manufacturers in the United States. Today, there are fewer than 10.The scarcity of qualified manufacturers and skilled craftspeople can present threats to the ongoing maintenance and restoration of historic terracotta.

An array of challenges await the restoration contractor , especially when the project calls for historical preservation. Kansas City Masonry/ The Masons Inc. has the experience, expertise and architectural knowledge to cautiously remove the existing historically important elements, record their position in the facade, rebuild the unit if distressed, and work closely with a recognized terracotta manufacturer to fabricate a replica of same dimensional size and glazing finish.

It is critically important to use a contractor who intimately understands all facets of terra cotta in a masonry aspect. Kansas City Masonry is that company.

Office Location:  Country Club Plaza

KCMasonrycontractors@gmail.com

(816) 500-4198

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Operative Masonry, is it Still Alive?

 Guilds are and have always been associations of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town. The earliest types of guilds were formed as fraternities of tradesmen. When organized, these groups transformed into part professional association, part trade union, part cartel, and part secret society.

The Operative Masons | Masonic History by Anthony A. Reyes

Most Speculative Free Masons are aware of the fact that a Guild of Operative Free Masons still exists and that The Masons Company of London still endures. Its a fact that Societies of Operative Masons were in England, France, and Italy during the Middle Ages and built churches, bridges, and cathedrals which still adorn those countries.

If any one man can be said to have founded today’s Operatives, that man was Clement Edwin Stretton, who was born in 1850 and lived in Leiceste. Stretton’s activities were not confined to Guild Masonry alone. In 1871, he joined speculative freemasonry, being initiated, as was his father, into St. John Lodge No. 279 in Leicester.

The Masons Co. of Kansas City OperativeCRAFT Masons’s Masons/ is the only incorporated trade guild in the USA .

The Masons Co. is comprised of talented and experienced professionals, which we believe is vital to our reputation and the company’s well-being. Many members are connected in someway to the building industry, or they work in or near the city. Indeed your professional talent may well be of particular interest to the company, and many members enjoy assisting the company on various financial, training, communications, or social committees or on our charities.

The Masons Co of Kansas City

5251 West 116th Place Suite 200

Leawood Kansas 66211-7820

Phone:  816-500-4198

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