Tuckpointing—not repointing—brick can increase its lifespan while improving its appearance. How to tell if your home needs it. What is tuckpointing? If you've ever renovated a brick or stone structure ...

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

Brick chimneys and walls can last decades, but they can become damaged by moisture and other environmental elements if not regularly maintained. Tuckpointing, which is the process of repairing mortar ...

The reasons St. Louis became a brick city are manifold: clay deposits in the earth, innovative brickmakers here in town, European immigrants who knew how to stack and scrape the blocks into elegance.

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Q-I have a problem with water seeping through a brick wall along one side of my house and have been told that the mortar joints between the bricks need repointing. Is this a job I can do myself? What ...