As homeowners or tenants, we see damaged or cracked walls and bricks and panic. We automatically assume that the structure is compromised which could leave us worried for days. Luckily, that’s not often the case. It’s possible that the damage you’re seeing is quite serious, but usually it’s not. A simple brick repair work can restore it.
There’s no reason to keep guessing or coming to assumptions about the severity of the damage you’re seeing. Give us a call at Masonry Dr and we’ll send an engineer to take a look and assess the damage so you know what it is exactly that you’re dealing with.
Brick columns are often damaged by water or excess moisture. Brick columns are more common structures than one might assume as they’re present in walls, chimneys, address pillars, and even mailboxes. With time as the column is exposed to moisture it might start to lose some of its integrity which is why regular maintenance is required.
In order to do brick repair right, we don’t recommend using sealants or improperly mixed mortar that’s applied to bricks. The porosity of mortar should be as close as possible to that of bricks so that when the mortar is applied to the bricks, they’re compatible together.
Settling is another problem brick columns face. Signs of damage include cracked mortar, bowed bricks, and staining. All of these need to be fixed as soon as possible. The longer you delay repairs, the more advanced the damage will become. More severe damage will both take longer and cost more to fix.
Brick fireplaces are a great aspect of many houses and homes. Unfortunately, some people who move into a house with a damaged fireplace don’t bother fixing it. They don’t have a use for it and are under the false impression that fixing the fireplace will cost too much and is overall too complicated. That’s not always the case though as in most instances, we can repair fireplaces with efficiency and at a great price.
The same applies to chimneys. Actually, chimneys might even be easier when it comes to restoring their former glory. It might take as long to refurbish a chimney as it would to rebuild a column mailbox, just to put things in perspective. So don’t shy away from fixing beautiful aspects of your home like these just because someone told you that their repairs cost too much or that they’re better left the way you are.
Hire Brick Repair Experts
Call us at Masonry Dr and we’ll send a professional team with lots of experience to check out the damages you’re complaining of whether they’re in brick columns or fireplaces and chimneys. We’ve almost certainly seen it before and have enough experience to deal with it.
Why let a beautiful fireplace in your home go to waste? There’s a big chance that we can fix it within a very short period of time so you can gather around it on Christmas and add more life to your beautiful home. Call us if you need brick repair services at any time.
