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Masonry Repair

Penetrating moisture weakens the mortar and promotes premature deterioration of brick.

Repairs & rebuilds

Removing defective brick before damage spreads

Penetrating moisture not only weakens the mortar that bonds the masonry units together, it also promotes premature deterioration of brick. If moisture repeatedly finds its way into a brick and freezes, it may cause the brick to spall, deflect or displace. Once this happens, the brick is rendered useless as it offers no structural support to the masonry wall. Removing defective brick will prevent water damage from spreading to the healthy and sound brick remaining. Star Tuckpointing works with a variety of brick suppliers to insure you the closest match to your existing brick when masonry repair is required.

Real Chicago masonry repair

What masonry repair actually looks like on a Chicago wall

Deteriorated brick, mortar washed out by decades of freeze-thaw, and spalled faces that no longer shed water. Below: failing mortar joints on a stoop wall, a corner column rebuilt course by course with matching brick, and a column face whose brick has spalled down to the substrate.

Failing mortar joints on a Chicago stoop wall: brick faces exposed where the surrounding mortar has washed out and joints have eroded away — Stoop wall — failing mortar joints

Corner column with damaged brick and failing mortar lines along the base of a Chicago building's stoop wall — Corner column — damaged brick

Spalled brick face on a Chicago building column where the outer surface has flaked off down to the substrate, leaving the wall open to water entry — Column face — spalled brick

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