Abbot completes maintenance of Back Bay condominium façade

66 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

Boston, MA Abbot recently completed a maintenance project on a residential condominium building located at 66 Commonwealth Ave. in the Back Bay district. The 4-story building has a brick and sandstone façade, with an ornamental metal and slate mansard on the top floor, a decorative tile band above the second floor windows, and a marble band above the third floor windows.

Following a comprehensive evaluation by Building Envelope Consulting, Abbot was contracted to perform the following maintenance services:

• Repoint all brick joints in the front and rear of the building

• Coat all pre-cast stone in the rear of the building

• Perform miscellaneous repairs to the sandstone in the front of the building

• Coat the sandstone with an elastomeric coating material

• Remove old caulking from all windows and recaulk with a high grade urethane coating

Significantly, Abbot resourced pointing mortar to match the color of the original mortar. In addition, Abbot matched the original color of the sandstone coating material in concert with historic district guidelines. 

Abbot provides a broad range of masonry construction services to public, institutional, and commercial clients, including condominiums, property management entities, and private residences. The firm also acts as a general contractor for a variety of masonry building construction projects.

Specific areas of expertise include:

Brick and stone restoration

Repointing and recaulking

Concrete repair and protection.