We were lucky enough to have a mild January in Chicago, but February and early March were not as kind. We’ve been held up for a few weeks with freezing temperatures and snow, but as spring slowly crawls back we are making progress. Our mason spent two weekends sand blasting the exterior and the results are mind-blowing; who knew the building was made of red brick!!
Below are a handful of photos during and after sandblasting. Of all the work we have done to date, this has to be the most noticeable change. Good bye to the last 120 years of soot and grime!
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- No more blackened dirty brick. The front facade was the first to get a face lift.
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- Possibly the best before and after shot we have, the south wall after just a few square feet of sand blasting.
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- South wall after the entire south wall had been sandblasted
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- We did our best to schedule sandblasting over the weekend to minimize dust on the neighbors property during the week.
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- North wall before and after. Its amazing how much grime had collected over 120 years.
IT STARTED ON SAWYER 