The Pro Mason System


Pro Mason Supply · Contractor Program 

Stock the system.
Specify the mortar. 
Charge like a specialist.

Clean · Repair · Protect

A specified three-step historic-masonry system. Your crew opens the right box from building age. Clean and Protect are billed as their own lines — not buried in the pointing price.

First onboarding order only

Pay trade-net for the mortar. The Clean + Protect kit is free. Freight is $0.

5-gallon contractor bulk-box retail is $117. Your price is 15% off — $99.45 a box. First pallet includes the chemical kit at $0 and complimentary shipping with liftgate in the continental United States. Submit the form and we email you the billing-example PDF — how Clean, Repair, and Protect write on a real estimate and what that does to margin.

STARTER HALF-PALLET

21 contractor bulk-boxes

$2,088.45

Save $1,645 vs retail + $0 freight

7 Type O · 7 PHL 3.5 · 7 Type N
21 × $99.45 trade-net
≈ 420 gallons mixed mortar · about 3,150 SF of typical brick joints

Included at $0 on this first order (shop list $1,276):

  • 1 case All Surface Cleaner — 4 gal × $59 = $236
  • 1 case Mortar Wash — 4 gal × $24 = $96
  • 1 case Responder Concentrate — 4 gal × $236 = $944

Retail for the same 21 boxes is $2,457. You pay $2,088.45. The $1,276 chemical kit and the freight do not hit the invoice.

CONTRACTOR PALLET — MOST CREWS

42 contractor bulk-boxes

$4,176.90

Save $3,289 vs retail + $0 freight

14 Type O · 14 PHL 3.5 · 14 Type N
42 × $99.45 trade-net
≈ 840 gallons mixed mortar · about 6,300 SF of typical brick joints

Included at $0 on this first order (shop list $2,552):

  • 2 cases All Surface Cleaner — 8 gal × $59 = $472
  • 2 cases Mortar Wash — 8 gal × $24 = $192
  • 2 cases Responder Concentrate — 8 gal × $236 = $1,888

Retail for the same 42 boxes is $4,914. You pay $4,176.90. Twice the mortar. Twice the free kit. Freight still $0.

Box retail $117. Trade 15% = $99.45/box. Starter 21 × $99.45 = $2,088.45. Contractor 42 × $99.45 = $4,176.90. Chemical dollars are published gallon list (All Surface Cleaner $59 · Mortar Wash $24 · Responder $236). First-order savings vs buying the boxes at $117 plus the chemical kit at list: Starter $1,644.55 + freight · Contractor $3,289.10 + freight. LimePro swaps Type N 1-for-1 at the same $99.45 box price. Pallet freight is complimentary on all pallet-sized orders in the continental United States, including restocks. The 15% trade discount stays on reorders. Chemicals are billed after this first pallet.

Why contractors enroll

A crowded field. An open specialty.

The low bid

One bag of Type N or Type S on every building. Hard cement joints trap moisture. The brick becomes the sacrificial piece. You compete on price with every truck in town — and eat the callback when faces start to spall.

The specialist offer

A specified three-step system matched to the building. Lime-rich joints that breathe. Clean and Protect billed as their own lines. Winter basement work that stays billable. You are the historic-preservation contractor in your market.

The sentence your crew says on the porch: “We use a specified three-step system — Clean, Repair, Protect — matched to the age of this building. That’s how preservation specialists work, and it’s why the repair lasts.”

The system

Three steps. Two add-on lines. One specified repair.

STEP 1 · ADD-ON

Clean

Pro Mason All Surface Cleaner. Non-acidic. Dilute 1:4 / 1:10 / 1:20 to the soil. Prepares the wall so mortar bonds and you are not sealing dirt.

After pointing: Pro Mason Mortar Wash — not muriatic acid. Not for limestone, marble, or polished stone.

STEP 2 · CORE LABOR

Repair

Specify the mortar. Mix one contractor bulk-box with 15 gallons of sand by volume. Boxes are packed by weight and settle in shipping — do not measure the powder. Pack the joint. Damp-cure. The mortar stays softer than the unit.

Light Buff color packs ship standard. Add on-site if desired.

STEP 3 · ADD-ON

Protect

Pro Mason Responder Concentrate. Non-film-forming, natural-look silane-siloxane. Mix 1 gallon concentrate + 4 gallons clean water = 5 gallons ready-to-use.

Above grade only. Never below grade. Apply only after mortar has cured.

The Mortar Specifier

Three questions. Then open a box.

Question What you are looking at Box to open
When was it built? Deed, cornerstone, or the brick itself — handmade and low-fired vs. smooth modern. Before ~1920 → PHL 3.5
~1920–1950 → Type O
After ~1950 → Type N
How soft is the unit? Scratch an inconspicuous face and an original joint. Note crumbling faces or early brick. Soft, handmade, or crumbling → choose the softer mortar. Never harder than the unit.
Below grade? Basement, cellar, interior foundation. Dusting joints. Seasonal damp. PHL 3.5 in large voids + LimePro two-coat parge. No water repellent.

PHL 3.5 and LimePro are naturally off-white. Type O and Type N are light gray before the Light Buff pack is added on-site if desired. When the wall does not fit the chart, photograph it and contact Pro Mason before you mix — info@promasonsupply.com.

Winter work

LimePro is a two-coat preservation coating. Not waterproofing.

Historic foundation walls were built to take on moisture and release it. A cement parge or “waterproof” coating on the inside traps that moisture. The wall fails from the inside out.

  1. Prep and point. Rake failed joints. Pack large voids with PHL 3.5. Dampen the masonry.
  2. Coat 1 — coarse sand. LimePro mixed with coarse sand as a working / build parge. Key it. Let it take up to leather-hard.
  3. Coat 2 — fine sand. Thinner coat. Sponge-float to an even sanded mineral finish. Do not steel-trowel it slick. The sand should read.
Pro Mason does not recommend water repellent below grade.
Do not try to stop water from the inside of a basement wall. That causes wall failure.

The lime parge reduces dusting, contains old joints, soaks up excess moisture, stays fully breathable, and brings the antimicrobial character of lime into a damp space.

How you make money

Do not bury Clean and Protect.

Higher labor rate

Specified lime work is not commodity pointing. Price Repair as preservation labor.

Bookend markups

Clean is Step 1. Protect is Step 3. High coverage, high perceived value, easy yes on the estimate.

Winter revenue

LimePro basement parging fills the months exterior pointing is shut down. Recurring pallet reorders keep the shop on-system.

Free for trade accounts and serious inquiries

See the billing example before you buy a pallet.

Most crews bury cleaning and sealing inside a lump-sum pointing price. The PDF walks one typical elevation and shows Clean, Repair, and Protect as separate lines — material cost, suggested sell, and why the labor rate belongs at preservation, not production tuckpoint.

Use it in the shop meeting. Use it when you rewrite your estimate template. No pallet purchase required to get the sheet.

We email the PDF to the address you enter. Same desk that quotes pallets. Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CST.


Received. Watch your inbox for the billing-example PDF. If you also want a pallet quote, use the form below.


Short form. We send the PDF and follow up from the trade desk. Not a pallet commitment.


Get started

Pick a pallet — or just take the billing PDF.

  1. Open a Professional Trade Account. 15% already applies. Apply here.
  2. Request Starter at $2,088.45 or Contractor at $4,176.90. Note any Type N → LimePro swap and liftgate. Same $99.45 box price either way.
  3. Train the crew the morning the pallet lands. 45-minute toolbox talk. Price Clean, Repair, and Protect as separate lines.
  4. Every form submit includes the billing-example PDF. A worked estimate showing how specified lime work plus Clean and Protect bookends changes the ticket.

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CST. Most pallets leave in 1–2 weeks. Contact Pro Mason — info@promasonsupply.com.


Received. We will email the billing-example PDF and reply within one business day with your pallet confirmation and a ship window.


Every submit emails you the contractor billing-example PDF — a worked estimate showing Clean, Repair, and Protect as separate lines versus lump-sum pointing. Open a trade account in parallel so the 15% is on file.


Questions contractors ask

What do I actually pay on the first pallet?

Starter: $2,088.45 for 21 boxes. Contractor: $4,176.90 for 42 boxes. That is $99.45 a box (15% off the $117 retail). The chemical cases — $1,276 list on Starter, $2,552 list on Contractor — are complimentary on this first onboarding order only. Pallet freight is complimentary on all pallet-sized orders in the continental United States, even for restocking orders.

Is there a franchise fee or annual minimum?

No. Stock a pallet, run the toolbox talk, price the three steps. Reorder when you need to.

Are the chemicals free on every pallet?

No. Only the first onboarding pallet. Reorders keep the 15% trade discount. Pallet freight stays complimentary on every pallet-sized restock in the continental United States. Chemicals are billed after the first order.

What is the billing-example PDF?

A contractor-only sheet that shows Clean, Repair, and Protect written as separate estimate lines versus burying everything in a lump-sum pointing price. Submit either form on this page and we email it. Use it internally to set labor rates and bookend markups before the first job.

Can I swap Type N for LimePro?

Yes, 1-for-1, full or partial, at the same $99.45 box price. LimePro is the two-coat basement / winter parge. No water repellent below grade.

How does the 5-gallon bulk box mix?

Packed by weight, not volume, sized up from the one-gallon pack. Concentrate settles in shipping — the box will not look full. Mix one box with 15 gallons of sand by volume. Do not measure the settled powder.