Rain blowing against the brick wall, overflowing gutters and water standing against the house can all cause this problem. Some blame it on the weep holes, an open vertical mortar joint every two ...

How to drill into plaster walls. To prevent cracking and crumbling you’ll need to pre-drill holes for your screws, and you can start by taping down a strip of blue tape before drilling holes ...

Steven Asks: What should I use to fill the small holes in my brick walls? Danny Lipford: The holes you’re talking about, that you’ll find around the perimeter of a brick home, are called weep ...

Spalling. If your brick is crumbling visibly, you have bigger problems. The crumbling is known as “spalling,” and it’s a bad sign that your brick wall has been getting soaked with moisture ...

I am a renter in a beautiful duplex brownstone in Carroll Gardens. We have exposed brick walls in the kitchen, with a non-working brick fireplace. The owner has chosen not to seal the interior brick.

Open Search. Search for: Masonry. Interior brick wall - crumbling bricks. I live in a 100+ year old brownstone style building and I have an exposed brick wall in my living room. ... The brick wall is ...

A: Devices called brick clips or brick hangers allow people to hang pictures, mirrors and other objects on walls without drilling into the brick.Two examples are Brick Clips by a company called ...

The original brick was too far gone to save, but then they uncovered a lucky discovery that made all the difference.