QUESTION: I have noticed some areas in myhouse where the mortar is starting to fall out from between the bricks. How can I replace the mortar? ANSWER: Mortar erodes because of wind and excess moisture ...
HAVERHILL — The city told a downtown building owner that he has one week to repair lose bricks at the top of his four-story structure or face daily fines. For a few hours yesterday, it looked to ...
Brick is the backbone of many houses, also fireplaces, walkways, patios and barbecues — all exposed to the weather year round. The brick can take it. The mortar that holds them together is another ...