Bricks crumbling in basement condo
April 29th, 2018 | by Henri
Q. Six years ago we purchased a “walk in” condo in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a rental for our
Browsing the "Bricks" Tag
Bricks falling off chimney
February 23rd, 2015 | by Henri
Q. Our home is 25 years old. We noticed pieces of brick falling onto the garage roof. We have had
Painting a brick fireplace wall
June 22nd, 2014 | by Henri
Q. We have a brick fireplace wall 16 feet by 8 feet that was a pale beige when it was
Faces spalling (falling off) from decorative chimney bricks
May 2nd, 2014 | by Henri
Q. Our 1-1/2 story frame house was built in about 1948. We have over the years corrected a number of
Best stain to use on bricks
March 19th, 2014 | by Henri
Q. I have brick-facing on the front of my house. It is an orange/tan color. I would like to stain
Painting exterior brick
September 5th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. I would like to know your thoughts on painting exterior brick. I am in the process of evaluating different
Installing vinyl siding over brick
June 16th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. I am installing vinyl siding over brick with 1″x3” furring strips 16″ on center with 1″ thick insulation in
Repairing mortar between bricks
June 16th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. I have concrete steps in the front of my house and between some of the bricks the concrete has
Removing cement dust from bricks
April 17th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. I’m building a brick wall at my house, and when I clean with a wet rag the cement off
Removing ivy from chimney
April 15th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. Can you give some advice on the best way to remove ivy that is growing up the outside of
Removing paint spilled on bricks
April 15th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. When we bought our house last year there was old, spilled dry paint on some of the bricks on
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