Should Masonry Be Repaired or Replaced?

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Should Masonry Be Repaired or Replaced?
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• If left untreated, cracks and holes in masonry
  can affect the overall appearance of your home,
  and perhaps more importantly, worsen and cause
  further damage over time. With pests able to
  enter freely, along with water and drafts, holes
  and cracks in your home or business should be
  addressed immediately, and by contacting your
  local masonry contractor, they can help determine
  whether the stone, concrete, or brickwork needs
  to be repaired or replaced.
• What are the signs of damaged masonry?
• Some signs may include uneven floors inside your
  home, cracks in the concrete slab of your
  basement or driveway, cracks in your plaster or
  drywall, and even cabinets or windows and doors
  that dont close properly anymore. These indicate
  that at the very least, the masonry needs to be
  repaired.

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• Why has your masonry become damaged?
• Shoddy workmanship or the use of inferior
  materials during the construction of your home
  may cause damage to your bricks and concrete
  blocks. Over the years, the ground beneath your
  home settles and uneven settling leads to damage
  in your masonry. Pests and vermin including
  rodents and insects may eat their way through the
  mortar, brick and concrete and cause damage.

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• What can cause the most harm when masonry is
  damaged?
• Whether its poor workmanship, wear and tear
  thats occurred over many years of being exposed
  to the elements, damage from pests or an uneven
  settling of the soil beneath the building, all
  can quickly lead to holes and cracks developing
  in your masonry. One of the biggest concerns when
  this happens, is exposure to water as a truly
  destructive force, water can interact in a
  negative way with bricks and concrete, and if
  left untreated, it can eventually weaken the
  concrete and destroy the mortar between the
  bricks or concrete blocks. Freeze and thaw
  cycles, plus movement of the water, can cause the
  holes and cracks to compromise the entire
  structure of your home, and should never be left
  untreated.

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• What should you do when you first see damage to
  your masonry?
• Asking your masonry contractor to visit the
  property and inspect the damage is the first step
  you should take, and once theyve assessed the
  extent of the damage by measuring the width and
  length of cracks, diameter of holes and analyzed
  whether your masonry walls are shifting or bowing
  they will recommend either having it repaired,
  or replaced.

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• What does masonry repair or replacement entail?
• Filling and sealing minor masonry issues such as
  small cracks might be recommended by your masonry
  contractor following an inspection, or they may
  recommend that support beams and external piers
  be installed for more serious damage that may be
  threatening the structure of your home.
• In the case of severe cracks or holes in your
  masonry, the walls may no longer be able to bear
  their load, and the mason may recommend that it
  be replaced.
• Reputable and experienced masons will always try
  to match the existing masonry when they replace
  it, and as both repairs and replacements require
  a lot of skill, youll need to make sure that
  your mason is up to the task.

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• To discover if your damaged masonry needs to be
  repaired or replaced, contact the mason who
  carried out the work, or seek an alternative
  opinion from another qualified mason in your
  locality.
• RZ Construction Group Inc is a fully inclusive
  and one of the best general contractors in Queens
  NY. From initial design to final clean up, our
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  to customers in Astoria and the surrounding area.
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  but affordable construction and repair services,
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