Mason Needed
We’re having problems with the brick on the front wall of the building. The “hole” to the right of the rail is our neighbor’s abandoned/foreclosed building.. Does anyone have a rec for a mason to help figure out what is going on and to fix this problem? Anyone want to guess where this problem is…
We’re having problems with the brick on the front wall of the building. The “hole” to the right of the rail is our neighbor’s abandoned/foreclosed building.. Does anyone have a rec for a mason to help figure out what is going on and to fix this problem? Anyone want to guess where this problem is starting? thanks!
I’ll chime in with Vinca, my best guess is there is water running all the way down the side of the building, possibly internally where it can’t be seen, because of some kind of problem with the roof, cornice, etc., of the abandoned building.
Vinca I was told by Wolf they only do commercial work, no residential.
I’m not sure that your job is one they’d take on, but I highly recommend Wolf Restorations, office in Hewlett, LI: 516-374-1294
vinca – sorry, i wasn’t clear. the spalling brick on the left is our house, the hole to the right of the rail is our neighbor’s house. while i’m hoping that they are unrelated, i suspect they aren’t. if the problem is stemming from their house, it needs to be fixed at the same time we fix ours – and obviously we don’t want to pay for it….
BTW, I would wager that the problem originates somewhere at the top of the building: gutters, leaders, cornice, parapet walls, and/or coping (probably more than one of these).
The condition of that brick is definitely a problem, but why a problem to *you*? Where is your house located in relation to this property? Next door? Across the street? It looks like water’s been running down the face of this building (or internally, through the brick) for a VERY long time. Stoop not pictured, but this damage is not primarily the result of a backpitched stoop. Are you saying you’ll pay for repair out of your own pocket (and unless court-ordered, why would a contractor do work on a building that payer doesn’t own)?
Steve – I think the term is spalled.
kls – It looks as if that could be a “hazardous condition” so you could get the DOB on it who might be able to either go after the owners to fix it or find some way you can do it.
the contractor thinks the neighbor’s stoop is pitched back towards the house, so the water is collecting & seeping in to the brick. the bigger question is how do we get repairs made on a property that is in foreclosure limbo.. it is in the process of being sold, but that could take a long time.
I am wondering if water some how got in and could not get out. Is that painted brick? Painting brick is the worst thing one can do to brick as water gets trapped behind the paint, cannot get out and freezes in the winter. when water freezes it expands, and ….
The broken brick appears to have splayed (I think this is the term; I am not a mason) which would be consistant with water/freeze damage.
We do not do masonary work of any kind-
Steve
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