Q-Some of the mortar in my brick chimney is cracked and falling out and I would like to do the necessary tuck-pointing myself. Do you have any advice? A-Scrape out all the old mortar that is loose and ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Do you know what “repointing” bricks means? By definition, it consists of “removing a portion of the deteriorated mortar and redoing the joints with new mortar.” Doing that basically ...

the mortar in our brick walls are dusty and soft, somewhat crumbly. we want to leave some exposed brick in the house. i cant seem to find someone reasonable to do the pointing work – any ...

We've all seen it: The brick or stone wall where the mortar is all powdery, cracked or non-existent. "Mortar can disintegrate over time because of weather as a result of the freeze-thaw cycles. The ...

About a year after we moved into our apt on the top floor of a five story co-op, we started noticing water damage on one wall of our bedroom. After some investigation, we learned we needed a new roof ...