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 ...

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 ...

I’ve been a lurker here for quite some time and have gotten so much good advice that I wanted to give back. I live in a small co-op in Park Slope. Our building hadn’t had any significant upkeep for 30 ...