Three years ago I had to replace half my chimney at a cost of thousands of dollars because of crumbling mortar and cracked bricks. The mason who finished the job told me I needed to have the chimney ...

Q: Our 1940 home has a brick fireplace and chimney. We had it inspected recently and were told by several people that it has a crack near the roofline and needs to be taken down and rebuilt. The ...

Your new home is going to have a beautiful traditional brick chimney, isn’t it? If you want to maintain its beauty and integrity for many, many years, you need to make sure the brick mason prevents ...

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