Sponsored: WeepVent

Words: Dan Kamys

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Mortar Net is transitioning from its traditional WeepVent packaged as individual pieces to easy tear off sheets. The goal is to allow the installer to simply grab a sheet, for example, instead of trying to hold on to individual pieces.

Chairman’s Message: SELF TALK

July 2025

My wife, Sheryl, listens to podcasts often. Sometimes she uses earbuds but also listens through her cellphone speaker as she does countless other things around the house. As a result, very often I have no choice but to listen to the podcasts along with he

Dick Dentinger

Chairman’s Message

Outreach Outlook: Momentum in Motion

July 2025

As we move into the heart of summer, the masonry industry continues to thrive—fueled by innovation, partnership, and a growing commitment to excellence in education and workforce advancement. June has been a remarkable month, marked by events that not onl

Conner Birdsong

Building More: Slow, Fast, or Consistent. What is Tempo?

July 2025

It was a drizzly midweek day when I rolled up to the project we were working on just outside of town. The foreman paced the scaffolding, rain hood half-zipped, barking at two laborers who were sprinting bricks like they were late for a flight. Forty feet

Corey Adams

Building More

Marvelous Masonry: Belém Tower

July 2025

The Belém Tower in Lisbon, Portugal, stands as a testament to stone construction's enduring artistry and technical prowess. Erected between 1514 and 1519, this iconic structure served as a defensive bastion at the mouth of the Tagus River and as a ceremon

Cass Stern

Marvelous Masonry

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