Wind-driven rain penetrated this recently built brick house, causing extensive damage on the interior of the bay. (Tim Carter) Analysis by Tim Carter Dear Tim: As result of Hurricane Irma, I had a ...

Brick cracked? No problem. By Tresa Erickson You have a lot of exposed brick in your home. You love the character it brings to your space, but recently, you noticed that one of the bricks has a ...

Brick and mortar is a solid building material, but it won't last forever. Here are the basics for "tuckpointing", the process of repairing and rebuilding a brick wall. The mortar and cement ...

Brick walls leak. The leaks happen in the contact zone between the mortar and the brick. To the naked eye, that might seem like a waterproof joint, but it’s not. Often there are hairline cracks ...

Doing that basically stops water filtration through the mortar and behind the brick wall. In the most extreme cases, it can save the wall from collapsing or just bulging out.

Q: The walls in our 30-year-old house have developed cracks in a number of places where the pieces of Sheetrock butt. Also, in a couple of corners, one side of the tape has pulled. We want to ...