Bricks are a highly durable material for both residential and commercial buildings, but that doesn’t mean you won’t have to invest in brick maintenance or restoration. Over time, brick walls, chimneys ...

Q: You have written about spalling or flaking bricks and why they’re that way. You said a cap of stone, wood or metal is needed to keep rain and snow out. Would you please explain what kind of cap you ...

Q: I have brick walls in my courtyard and every year a few more bricks “go bad.”The facing comes off. I paid a man hundreds of dollars to solve the problem. He sprayed the walls but it did not help. I ...