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I have recently started tearing out walls in my 147 year old home and have found bricks in the walls. The bricks were layed with mortar and only go around 6 feet out of a 12 foot wall. The outside is weather board and the inside is plaster and lathe. The bricks are not finish grade, the mortar is sl...
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I just replaced 90% of the foundation of a house that was built in the 1870s. It was all underfired brick with no footings. I have been told that they started the first row on top of a oak plank and over the 100 years or so the wood turns to dirt. It seems to me you would still have remnants of the ...
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We have an 1869 home with a stone foundation (and home is brick w/horse hair mortar) also and are slowly taking away the old mortor around the brick and replacing it with new, you must be very careful not to cause any more cracking and falling of the brick, or stone other wise you may have to replac...
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Jack, Heres the articles... I hope this doesnt violate any ownership rights... From the website: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tvprograms/asktoh/qaarticle/0,16588,237906,00.html Q: Do you recommend insulating a brick house? -- Alice, Marion, Iowa A: Tom says: Yes, with the right product. First the...
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I would like to open a window in my basement brick wall ( I have drywall inside and brick outside) would you please help me with the necessary steps . Thanks IH
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We are building a house with an older look. We found a house that was built in 1938 that has painted brick that looks like it is peeling. It looks great, but we are having a hard time finding someone who knows how this was done. THe owner thinks it was called pickled brick, it was painted and then s...
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We have a fence around out front yard made of wrought iron and adobe brick. It is about 16 years old and the brick has white marks all over it what can we do?
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Last June I purchased my first home - an 1882 brick, cube-style one story in Mazomanie WI. I absolutely love it but I need help! This home was painted some time in the 1980s and the paint is currently in a state of cracking and peeling. I would love to be able to restore the house to its previous br...
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My wife and I bought a new home this summer. Our house is a brick two story and was constructed in the 1850s. It has a huge attic. The attic is not heated and has insulation on the floor. The problem we are having is moisture in the attic. The only ventilation right now is a big exhaust fan that is ...
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This might be a foolish question but I have a leak where the chimney and flashing meet. There is a slight gap between the brick and flashing. I have tried cold patch tar, silicone sealers and it still leaks. So, my question is do I cut a new groove to seat the new flashing into the brick or in the m...
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