I’ve seen a lot of posts from people asking for repointing recommendations, but my question is how do you know when you really need to repoint your bricks? (And I suppose I have the same question for how do you know when you have to redo the brownstone?) We’ve owned our brownstone for barely a year, but we’re noticing all the cracks and sloppy patching in the bricks in the back of the building. Since we had some guys doing our cement in front, we showed them our back to get an estimate– the guy showed us how if you swipe your finger between the bricks, lots of cement dust comes out. Also, he said that if we don’t do it soon, water will get inside the walls and eventually ruin the beams. Obviously, we don’t want that, but we’re a little hesitant to take such recommendations from the guy who’s angling to get the job… And yes, I’m sure we’ll need to do this soon, but how soon? Next week, next month, next year, two years, three years?
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