Water, snow and ice erode both brick and mortar. Perhaps the most damaging of the three is ice. Water that soaks into the mortar between brick can and does freeze. Water expands as it freezes and this ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Most people have seen the results of the tuck pointer's skills but few would know the painstaking work that goes into the process or ...

Then tuckpointing can help. Such care includes not allowing weeds or plants to infiltrate it, and sealing it to keep water ...