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Chimney Restoration<\/span><\/nav>\n<p class=\"omc-project-eyebrow\">Exterior Masonry Restoration \u00b7 Downtown Ottawa<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"omc-project-title\">Century Brick and Chimney Restoration in Downtown Ottawa<\/h1>\n<p class=\"omc-project-hero__summary\">Repointing, spalled-brick replacement and chimney work are documented across the fa\u00e7ade and completed wall detail of a century building.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-project-actions\"><a class=\"omc-project-button\" href=\"#project-gallery\">View Project Gallery<\/a><a class=\"omc-project-button omc-project-button--outline\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Request a Free Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"omc-project-main\">\n<section class=\"omc-project-section omc-project-overview\">\n<div class=\"omc-project-shell omc-project-overview__grid\">\n<div class=\"omc-project-copy\">\n<p class=\"omc-project-kicker\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<h2>Project Overview<\/h2>\n<p class=\"omc-project-lead\">This downtown Ottawa exterior renovation addressed aging masonry on a century building, including deteriorated joints, spalled bricks and the chimney cap. Ottawa Masonry used scaffold and boom-lift access to work across the fa\u00e7ade and at chimney height.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The supplied project record identifies matching replacement work using Upper Canada and Victorian Moulded brick alongside repointing and chimney-cap reconstruction. The photo set documents both the access-intensive process and a completed wall detail above the stone foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"omc-project-facts\" aria-label=\"Project details\">\n<div class=\"omc-project-fact\"><span>Location<\/span><strong>Downtown Ottawa<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-project-fact\"><span>Project Type<\/span><strong>Exterior masonry restoration<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-project-fact\"><span>Masonry<\/span><strong>Existing brick, matching Upper Canada and Victorian Moulded brick, and stone foundation<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-project-fact\"><span>Scope<\/span><strong>Repointing, spalled-brick replacement, chimney repair and cap reconstruction<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-project-fact\"><span>Status<\/span><strong>Completed work documented; full-building after view not supplied<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"omc-project-section omc-project-section--surface\">\n<div class=\"omc-project-shell\">\n<div class=\"omc-project-heading\">\n<p class=\"omc-project-kicker\">The Masonry Work<\/p>\n<h2>The Masonry Work<\/h2>\n<p>The project combined wall and chimney repairs across several elevations of an older downtown property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-project-cards\">\n<article class=\"omc-project-card\"><span class=\"omc-project-card__number\">01<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Brick Replacement and Repointing<\/h3>\n<p>Spalled units were replaced where required and deteriorated mortar joints were renewed to restore the repaired sections of the exterior wall.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"omc-project-card\"><span class=\"omc-project-card__number\">02<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>High-Access Chimney Work<\/h3>\n<p>Boom-lift access allowed the crew to inspect and repair the chimney at height. 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Because the supplied album does not include an unobstructed full-building after photo, this page limits its result statement to the finished areas visible in the project record.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"omc-project-text-link\" href=\"\/portfolio\/\">Explore the Complete Portfolio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"omc-project-cta\">\n<div class=\"omc-project-shell omc-project-cta__inner\">\n<p class=\"omc-project-kicker\">Start Your Project<\/p>\n<h2>Need Brick or Chimney Restoration in Ottawa?<\/h2>\n<p>Ottawa Masonry provides repointing, brick replacement and chimney masonry repair for older properties throughout downtown Ottawa and the surrounding region. Contact us to arrange an assessment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-project-actions omc-project-actions--center\"><a class=\"omc-project-button\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Request a Free Quote<\/a><a class=\"omc-project-button omc-project-button--outline\" href=\"tel:+13435751546\">Call 343-575-1546<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home\/Portfolio\/Downtown Brick &amp; Chimney Restoration Exterior Masonry Restoration \u00b7 Downtown Ottawa Century Brick and Chimney Restoration in Downtown Ottawa Repointing, spalled-brick replacement and chimney work are documented across the fa\u00e7ade and completed wall detail of a century building. 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