Why Repair Your Tuck Pointing
If you have lived in cities like Clinton Twp., Macomb, or Farmington Hills, you would have noticed many beautiful architectural residential buildings are made with bricks. Although most of these structures have existed for many decades, they are still incredibly appealing because of tuck pointing.
Tuckpointing aims to replace damaged mortar between bricks with new mortar, restore the structure, and make it more attractive. Without tuckpointing, most older, or historic buildings would be completely damaged due to exposure to moisture, heavy rains, and changes in temperatures. Tuck pointing has several benefits, from restoring residential buildings to making them visually appealing, thereby protecting your investment and increasing the value of your home. There are different tuckpointing styles, but that could be another topic. This page focuses on why tuckpointing needs to be replaced over time.
Homes that require tuckpointing are brick structures that use cement mortar to hold stones and bricks together and have damage, threatening their durability.
These structures can be incredibly durable and can last for many years, but like with everything else, mortar depreciates as the years go by, requiring repairs. It takes about 25 to 30 years for tuckpointing to require repairs, but this largely depends on where the structure is located.
One of the crucial things that affects tuck pointing over time is moisture. If your residential building is located in a city with heavy rainfall and excess snow, you can be sure that your tuckpointing will require repairs a little bit more frequently.
The reason is that when moisture is trapped in the wall, it causes damage that is noticed in the forms of cracked bricks, crumbling mortar, and changes in the color of the mortar.
Furthermore, if the situation is inadequately handled, it could damage the entire structure, resulting in a fall in the value of your building. So, moisture is one of the biggest culprits of damaged cement mortars in brick structures. Also, tuckpointing is susceptible to wind. Wind can weaken tuckpointing over time, causing it to fall and collapse the building.
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Therefore, homeowners must be vigilant enough to check their facilities every couple years to see if there have been any cracks or chipped parts of the mortar.
You would need to also repair your tuckpointing quicker if experts didn’t handle it. Like many other professionals, there are skilled tuck pointers and those who haven’t yet mastered the craft well.
So before hiring any individual or company to handle tuck pointing on your home, you need to be sure you’re hiring experts in the field.
Ask for recommendations from others who have done tuckpointing on their buildings. Also, go to websites and read reviews to know what past clients are saying about the tuckpointing company you are considering hiring.
CORNERSTONE custom brick remains one of the tuckpointing companies with the best online reviews, offering services in Clinton Twp., Macomb, and Farmington Hills.
Contact us today to learn more about our services and to get a free brick repair estimate.
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