Your Brick Structure Can Last Another 100+ Years with Preventative Maintenance

Preventative Maintenance

True brick structures, built without concrete blocks or veneers, can last hundreds of years if properly maintained. Most clients are willing to pay a premium for these structures and are interested in learning how to care for them.

Deterioration

It takes many decades of neglect for a true masonry structure to look as deteriorated as the one shown. Wind-driven rain, sleet, and snow can infiltrate deep into the brick wall, causing it to break apart and accelerate deterioration.

Maintenance

• Grinding and tuckpointing mortar joints when they start to crack can prevent further damage.
• Moisture inside the wall freezing and expanding repeatedly during winter months can break apart the mortar and bricks.
• Porous bricks absorb more wind-driven rain, sleet, and snow, leading to accelerated deterioration.

Cost Comparison

Preventative maintenance can preserve a masonry wall for a long time and for much less money than full-blown brick replacement. True brick construction requires less regular maintenance than new brick-and-block construction or trendy split-face block walls, but it still requires some maintenance.

Call for Help

If you catch issues early, the scope of work required will be much less and the cost will be lower. Call AAA-1 Masonry & Tuckpointing before your beautiful true masonry walls deteriorate to this point.