Masonry Guides for Homeowners in Onondaga County
These are the questions that decide a masonry job, written out so you can answer most of them yourself. What mortar belongs on old Syracuse brick. What a step crack over a window actually is. Why two quotes for the same wall differ by thousands. When a chimney is worth repairing instead of rebuilding. Several of them end with you not needing anybody yet, and that is deliberate.
Questions worth settling before you take a quote
What Mortar Belongs on Old Syracuse Brick
What kind of mortar should be used to repoint my old brick house?
Read →The Crack Above Your Window Is Probably Not Settlement
There is a crack in the brick above my window. Is the house settling?
Read →Painted Brick Changes How the Joints Can Be Cut
My brick is painted. Does that change how it can be repointed?
Read →If Your House Is in a District, Approval Comes First
My house is in a historic district. Can I get help paying for repointing, and do I need permission first?
Read →Why Two Repointing Quotes Differ by Thousands
Why are the quotes I got for repointing the same wall so far apart?
Read →What Has To Be On Paper Before a Mason Starts
What has to be in writing before a mason starts work on my house?
Read →What the work looks like
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