How to Know if Your Chimney Needs Repair?

How to Know if Your Chimney Needs Repair?

Nearly every aspect of your home needs repair at one time or another and your chimney is no exception. Having your chimney repaired when needed will lengthen its life and prevent the rise of serious issues in the future. But just how do you know when your chimney needs repairs? …

The Best Concrete for Your Project

The Best Concrete for Your Project

When planning your latest home improvement, it is crucial to choose the best concrete to ensure a successful project. With every home improvement project comes the need for the right tools and the best materials. This is especially true when planning a project involving concrete, as an inferior concrete or …

Removing Mold from Bricks

Removing Mold from Bricks

Whether your home is constructed with bricks or you have brick accents likes walls, walkways, or stairs, you’ve likely seen mold at one time or another. Black, green, or blue, mold can thrive anywhere moisture remains for any length of time. Mold can form quickly, growing on virtually any brickwork, …

Repointing or Replacing?

Repointing or Replacing?

As crucial part of your property, not only aesthetically, but often structurally, your brickwork should be regularly checked for signs of deterioration or failure. While some issues are on the surface, others are fundamental to the structure. Examining your brick regularly will indicate whether repointing or replacing is needed. Ensuring …

The Benefits of a Brick Exterior

The Benefits of a Brick Exterior

Brick is well-loved as a building material which offers timeless beauty, along with durability, longevity, and low maintenance for homes and buildings. Brick structures date back thousands of years, with their earliest appearances in Turkey around 7000 B.C.  The first bricks were clay blocks hardened in the sun and valued …