[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Rupert! What were you thinking?

[Child Of Midian]

Re-pointing an entire house would not likely cost much more than painting
it. What a man gets done on a Sunday afternoon on a step ladder and what a
masonry crew does in a day on scaffold are two different things. Most brick
will show wear in about twenty years, after that slight cracks will appear
and some minor erosion. The issues isn't the quality of work or upkeep, it's
settling and environment. Rain and cold are big enemies to masonry, water
soaks into the mortar, freezes and breaks it down. A good masonry sealer
will slow it down, but it's expensive to do that to an entire house every
year too. On average a building may have 30-50 years before re-pointing is
recommended, or needed. It's generally more cosmetic than anything, however
long, vertical cracks could be a sign of structural damage from settling. 

md

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Child Of Midian" <md at ...> wrote:


bboyminn:

Yes but what is your father's standard hourly rate for masonry
work? I suspect it is not cheap. 

And the corner took a few hours, what would it cost for the
whole house?

Though you are right, if the original masonry and brick work
are well done, tuck-pointing would only have to be done once
a century or so; depending on how generally well card for 
the house is. 

Steve/bboyminn