sonry work, but find the best materials for
the job—something that is more challeng-
ing than one may imagine. “With respect
to materials required on these types of
projects, so many of the original quarries
that were used when these buildings were
originally constructed have been since shut
down, so its always very challenging,” says
Morin. “We rely on our extensive network
of contracts to go locate and source the
material, be it stone, brick, or actual mor-
tars, that will be as similar to the material
or the exact same as what was originally
used.”
“What I mean by that is obviously hun-
dreds of years ago the same quarry that
were used to quarry the stone aren’t al-
ways open, many of them have disap-
peared or filled in,” continues Morin. “For
many of them, we need to find equivalents
and we do that by getting our very wide
“Everything that is done needs to be done with highest level of awareness to
not further damage the elements, but bring them back to their original glory.”
Atwill-Morin Group President, Matthew Morin
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