Application of masonry water repellent (also known as masonry sealers or sealers) for exterior masonry facades of buildings is quite common but not always necessary. Most modern buildings made of masonry (such as brick, block, concrete, cultured or synthetic stone, stone, stucco, and exterior insulated finish system (EIFS)) layed and/or pointed with type n, o, or […]
Chimney Repair Tips and Precautions
Chimney Repair Tips You will find these chimney repair tips and precautions to be helpful. Especially if your chimney has cracked brick or mortar that needs repaired. Chimney Repair work is very common as most homes in North America have a chimney. Most chimneys are still built using some type of masonry; brick, stone or […]
Tuckpointing Mortar Joints in Masonry
Tuckpointing (also spelled as tuck pointing and/or tuck-pointing), used in Building Restoration, Historical Preservation and other masonry repair projects, is the process of removing old cracked, spalled, or failed mortar in the joints (both head and bed joints) between masonry units such as brick, block, stone, etc. It involves removing the old existing mortar, preparing […]