Q. I tried to wash bricks above a fireplace with soap and water, but I got an uneven result. How can I do a better job? A. If you didn’t saturate the bricks with water before you applied the cleaning ...

Q. Our master bedroom was originally an outdoor carport that was enclosed. The floor of the carport is brick. These are full bricks (not pavers) and are not sealed. There was new carpet laid over that ...

Rising damp is a critical deterioration process in both historic and modern masonry structures, driven primarily by the capillary uptake of groundwater through porous building materials. This ...