Architects, builders, building owners, USA and European-based mortar and cement companies all trust Exact Match on a regular basis when an exact match for mortar is needed. Many confidently send their customers to us as referrals as well. Mortar makes up a great percentage of a masonry wall, and when color varies beyond what is expected, it can fool the eye and cause even the surrounding brick or block to appear as though it is the wrong color, negatively impacting the building’s appearance. While there are many reasons mortar color can vary and some are beyond anyone’s control, the good news is that our process is the ideal solution. There are no drawbacks or negatives whatsoever for relying on our process to take complete control over the wrong color and transform it to the correct one, whether lighter or darker.

Why The Industry Recommends Our Process: Repointing or Cutting Out Mortar or Tearing Down Masonry Walls Is Risky, Unnecessary,  and Provides No Guarantee of An Exact Match with New Mortar. Our process offers 100% success for an exact match AND a 30 Year Long Color Warranty backed by 50 Year Weather Testing against fading or color change. Stained mortar joints are undetectable from unstained when we complete our work. The end result is a wall that looks as though the color problem had never even happened.

The masonry industry has a standard recommendation for staining when mortar joint color is a concern.  All supporting data does indicate that mortar should never be cut out and repointed for a color issue alone. Tearing down a masonry wall is not a solution either. When a building owner or architect have concerns about color, tearing down masonry or cutting out mortar joints actually worsen the problem, according to industry data.  The first reason is that the results are somewhat like patchwork. There is almost a guarantee of mismatches from putting the mortar in place at a different time than other mortar, from a different batch.  Doing so risks breaking the building envelope, possibly causing danger via water infiltration or another unwanted issue down the road. Cutting mortar joints out risks damage to windows, doors, trim and other types of masonry nearby. Cutting out and replacing mortar will not solve the color problem. Repointing almost guarantees an equal or worse mismatch, as the area will be a permanent problem as a “patched” appearing wall where no patch was actually needed. Mortar color requires a cure period, which means that repointing a wall will only cause project delays while all wait to find out what the color will eventually settle to, which often is just another mismatch.

Only Exact Match offers the true, industry-accepted solution:

We carefully and skillfully use the same type of highest quality, light-fast color as is used in making mortar, only we use it after the fact, rather than in the factory. This is how we take complete control over the color results to guarantee an exact match every time. All color is custom created on site for an exact match, and is carefully applied to mortar joints only. Our product absorbs into the mortar, and integrates with the mortar, and once dry within minutes, the exact match, correct mortar color cannot fade or change. There is no waiting or hoping for the color to cure to the desired color as happens when rebuilding torn-down masonry or waiting for mortar to dry after repointing mortar.

Natural, Beautiful, Consistent Mortar Color As Though There Had Never Been A Mismatch, Guaranteed for 30 Years and Backed by 50-Year Weather Testing against UV and Freeze-Thaw.

We flawlessly get an exact match for Mortar, whether lighter or darker to assist with:

• Excessive natural variations
• Mismatches of unknown origin or cause
• Incorrect ordering
• Incorrect packaging
• Change Orders
• Custom Requests
• Color correction for patched mortar when repointing or masonry fill in repairs are necessary
• Matching old mortar to newly installed mortar for an addition
• Visually “aging” or “weathering” new mortar for historic restoration
• Correcting wash down mishaps, wand marks, acid burns, etc.
• Correcting stains from construction, clay soil, graffiti damage or other
• Efflorescence color damage
• Color fading or color change