How Often Should My Chimney Be Inspected?
Fireplaces provide extra warmth on the cold days of winter and a sense of home and comfort to your family. Maintaining your chimney ensures that each homeowner can enjoy their fireplace safely. This can include a number of things, like a chimney inspection and basic brick chimney repair. Cleaning a chimney is integral to enjoying […]
What is Masonry?
What is masonry? And why should every homeowner understand this term? While the term “masonry” mainly refers simply to building structures in its simplest definition, there are actually several complex aspects to masonry construction. Different Materials Generally, what is masonry? Masonry can refer to anything from brickwork to concrete block. Each form of masonry has […]
Chimney Repair on a Budget: 3 Tips
If you are a homeowner with a chimney, you enjoy the many benefits of having a chimney. From being aesthetically pleasing to providing energy efficient warmth during the cold winter months, a chimney makes every home cozy and comfortable. However, regular chimney repair and maintenance can add up over time. What are some ways to […]
What is Tuckpointing and Repointing?
Though the terms tuckpointing and repointing are often used interchangeably, they are actually not the same. Each is a method of adding new mortar joints to a brick structure, but tuckpointing and repointing tools are different. Every homeowner with a chimney, wall, or any masonry will at one time need to fix mortar damage. But […]
What Does Chimney Repair Cost?
Enjoy the beauty and comfort of a luxurious fireplace. However, be sure to maintain the fireplace to ensure a lifetime of use. Chimney repair cost may seem daunting to calculate, but there are actually several very basic pieces to consider when evaluating the overall price of professional chimney repair. Chimney Sweeping Reduce the risk of […]
To Parge or Not To Parge: Home Foundation Care
Many homeowners wonder about the benefits of parging concrete foundations for their homes. There are several important reasons why parging should be considered by every homeowner. More than decorative, adding that extra coat to your walls and the foundation provides extra protection for your home. A Weather Barrier For homeowners that live in areas with […]
Cracked Concrete? Your Essential Guide to Parging Your Basement
The brick wall outside your building or home is cracked, with exposed brick that has been slowly worn away by the elements. Parging will add an extra coat of protection to your wall, but you are not sure. Snow, rain, and ice have chipped away at the wall. Not only is it pretty ugly, but […]
Fireplace Brick Repair: Why Leaving Cracks is Not a Good Idea
The fireplace has been around for thousands of years and in all that time has remained largely unchanged. It’s a remarkable example of human ingenuity and like all the best ideas people have come up with its simple in both concept and execution. In fact it’s so simple that people tend to take it for […]
5 Reasons Your Chimney Might Be Leaking
When they think about their chimney most folks don’t think about the possibility of it leaking. But leaking is actually more common than you might imagine. Most of the time chimney leaks have pretty straightforward causes that can be repaired fairly easily by a qualified chimney expert. Although in some cases a leak that seems […]
The Difference Between Tuckpointing and Repointing
Although they refer to 2 different processes the terms tuckpointing and repointing are often used interchangeably. This perhaps because they both involve replacing mortar in brickwork. However the 2 processes use different approaches; one largely utilitarian the other utilitarian but with an aim that is more overtly cosmetic. Below we’ll take a closer look at […]