A wise choice of preventative maintenance
Most people understand that waterproofing masonry is a good idea. The video above is quite amateurish (I shot it from my phone, narrated it on the fly, and it has some choppy splicing…), but is fundamentally educational.
Any masonry that can be penetrated by water can be affected by freezing temperatures. Rocks are broken down by moss, lichen, and frost wedging. This happens to masonry as well. As a matter of fact, the reason that you are able to eat a salad is that rocks were broken down into soil because of frost wedging (and other factors) breaking down rocks.
Masonry to consider waterproofing
CHIMNEYS
Mortar joints have failed.
EXPOSED BRICKWORK
The faces of the brick have “spalled.” This happens when the brick absorbs water (rain) and goes through several freeze-thaw cycles.
BLOCK WALLS (cinder blocks)
The faces of the block have spalled. We have developed a technique to resurface spalled block!
STONEWORK
Repairing mortar joints on stonework is particularly time-consuming and expensive!
Pavers
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