Trust The NYC's Leading Brick Pointing Experts

When your New York City home or building needs brick pointing to repair your crumbling or missing mortar, ContractorsIn Masonry & Brickwork is the company you should contact if you want only the best work available. If you notice gaps between your bricks that have lost their mortar or see mortar that is cracked and comes away with your touch, brick pointing will bring back your brick surface to the standard you need.

Signs You Need Brick Pointing

When you look at your bricks, you should see mortar joints between each of the bricks that make up the structure. There are the vertical joints (head joints) and the horizontal joints (bed joints). One easily spotted indication of needing brick pointing (or repointing) will be if any of these joints are missing or you see empty spots along the joints. When inspected more closely, repointing may be necessary if you see cracks or deterioration. The next way to check if you need repairs is if when the mortar is touched it flakes off and comes away in your hand. All of these problems indicate that the mortar between your bricks is not doing its job to support your bricks and should be replace through brick pointing to ensure that the structure will last.

The Brick Pointing Process

The brick pointing process will begin with identifying what portions need repairs. This often isn't the whole wall, but portions where it has seen a lot of weathering, usually from repeated water dripping on the surface and wearing away the cohesion of the mortar. Your brick repair experts will then remove any damaged or crumbling mortar to make way for their new mortar that will repair these portions. Finally, your brick pointing will be complete when new mortar is pushed into these spaces to create a strong and revitalized bond between each brick by creating a new joint.

Benefits Of Brick Pointing

Brick pointing will give many benefits to your brick structure that you can rely on. These benefits include:

• Adding structural integrity
• Ensuring a longer lifespan for the structure
• Improving the appearance of the structure

If any of these benefits sound appealing or necessary for your bricks, contact ContractorsIn Masonry & Brickwork for your much-needed brick repairs.