About a year after we moved into our apt on the top floor of a five story co-op, we started noticing water damage on one wall of our bedroom. After some investigation, we learned we needed a new roof on the building and brick pointing overall. After that long, expensive process was done, we had our bedroom wall repaired–the attached picture shows the repair in progress. You’ll see that underneath the plaster is a brick wall. Lo and behold, a year later, the water damage has started to come back in the same spot. Our contractor (who also did the brick pointing and they are a very reputable company that does brick, roof, and interior renovation work) is stumped. He can’t figure out where the water is coming from, and his best suggestion right now is to tear down the plaster all and rebuild it back up with a protective layer between the plaster and the brick–from what he says, this is how buildings were built way back when, but nowadays plaster is not put right on top of brick. Makes sense to us, but before we go down that route, would love any and all suggestions and ideas–and although we do trust our contractor, it never hurts to get second opinion so any suggestions on companies\/contractors who deal with this kind of thing are welcome. <\/p>\n
Many thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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