"Our stone mason repointed the chimney and sealed the bricks with some Thomsons water seal. He said that it was a good idea to use water seal on the bricks. That said - the repointing of the entire chimney, flashing was probably the key to stopping…"
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Sealing bricks?
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I am a contractor and I have a customer with a sunroom that protrudes from her house. It is brick construction. It has several double hung windows on three sides and the last few years whenever it…Continue
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Bill Hendrickson replied to KYLE HEYMAN's discussion Sealing bricks?"I agree with what has been said. Though the brick may have been repointed, if they did not do them all above the windows, leaks can still happen. I cannot imagine the bricks being porious enough to allow water to flow without just falling apart.…"
KYLE HEYMAN replied to KYLE HEYMAN's discussion Sealing bricks?"Thanks for the answers. There are no visible cracks in the mortar. A mason has recently tucked all these walls[within the last 5 years]. A year and a half ago I caulked any visible cracks and in did not help the problem at all. I believe that the…"
Phil replied to KYLE HEYMAN's discussion Sealing bricks?"I wonder if it is not only the mortar, as Lair suggests, but the mortar between the brick and the wooden brick moulding at the top of the window. In fact, sunrooms are often additions, and most old house additions, even if 75 years old, are…"
Lair Tienter replied to KYLE HEYMAN's discussion Sealing bricks?"It sounds like you have cracks in the mortor that are allowing water to seep in. I doubt the bricks will let water in like that. It has to be a crack between the brick and the mortor.
As for the smell in your home I have used lime or…"
KYLE HEYMAN posted a discussionSealing bricks?
I am a contractor and I have a customer with a sunroom that protrudes from her house. It is brick construction. It has several double hung windows on three sides and the last few years whenever it rains a substantial amount rusty water leaks in above every window and runs down the blinds and then onto the floor. There are no leaks in the roof and the ceiling is always dry. Yesterday as an experiment I sprayed water with a garden hose on the brick wall above one window and just as I suspected…See More
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