Your old home needing a brick repair job, aka tuckpointing, however, can make selling it a difficult task. Presenting your old home to potential buyers in a poor condition will certainly make them reluctant to buy it. Why should they buy a property that hasn’t been cared for properly?
A few people own one home let alone two. An essential part of the process of moving to your new house is selling your old one. By selling your old house you’ll recuperate most, if not all, of the price of the new one and getting rid of a major thing you would otherwise still be responsible for.
Hiring masons for brick repair can make your old house a highly sought after property on the market and one that people are eager to buy.
Reasons Brick Repair Can Make Selling Your Old Home Easier
Cracked bricks, masonry, and any other aspect of the structure of your old house can aid the buildup of moisture and water behind them. A few things are as terrible as moisture for such structures. Bricks can bow inwards or outwards and start to lose their integrity because of it. Potential buyers who are aware of this will think twice about buying your house considering the potential for underlying damage.
Damaged mortar and masonry also increase the risk of pests. Small animals and birds like squirrels and rodents might be able to sneak into tiny damaged compartments. Ants are also a big worry. Luckily though, termites aren’t something to worry about when it comes to bricks. On inspecting your house, a person who notices some evidence that there may be an infestation of ants or rodents present will probably refuse to buy it.
Chimneys look great. They add value as well as some grandiosity to any home when they’re present. The opposite occurs when they’re cracked and weakened. People will worry about the chimney collapsing or having to be careful around it when taking a look at the place. By keeping your chimneys stable and maintaining them properly, you’ll attract interest from potential buyers.
The way to avoid this whole mess is probably to regularly repair and maintain your home. It’s always easier to repair one damaged brick than to wait until the whole wall becomes cracked and have to rebuild it. If you notice something wrong with your home then get to fixing it as soon as possible. Even if the damage doesn’t bother you, you never know when you might need to sell the house. It’s also not about how much it bothers you because extensive damages will need to be repaired sooner or later to maintain the integrity of the house.
We can help you at Masonry Dr with any brick repair job you need so you can speed up the process of selling your old Texas home. Without making repairs, it’s a real possibility that the value of your home could drop significantly or you might not be able to sell it at all.
