Summing it up: Should I own a brick house?

• <div><p>If you want to make your home eco-friendly, enjoy low maintenance, and love the fact that its looks will take people’s breath away (and not because they were trying to blow your house down), then a modern brick home is right for you. You can hire a mason to get the building process started for your brick home.</p><p>But if you’re not fond of the color and don’t want to deal with the process of repointing or other repairs, consider going with vinyl or wood. These materials offer a lower cost. While they tend to require more maintenance, they don’t cost nearly the same as exterior brick house repair.</p></div>

Does an outdoor fireplace need fire bricks?

• <div><p>Yes, an outdoor fireplace should use fire bricks. Fire bricks are specially designed to withstand high levels of heat and thus won’t crack as easily as regular bricks when exposed to the intense heat inside a fireplace. </p></div>

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Q: Why can’t I drill into the brick?

• <div><p>Some older brick material is extremely hard, making it tough to create a hole. Rather than using a typical wood drill bit, always use a masonry drill bit when drilling into brick. For extremely hard brick, using a power drill with a hammer function may give you better results. The drill bit will heat up as it goes into the extremely hard brick, so you may need to stop after a few minutes and allow the bit to cool before starting to drill again.</p></div>

Q: Does a brick fence add value to a home?

• <div><p>Yes, brick walls often add value to a home. For starters, many people love the look of brick walls, so they can enhance your home's aesthetic appeal and add warmth to your property, especially when it aligns with the rest of your neighborhood's look. They also provide privacy and security, which can further increase the resale value of your home.</p></div>

Q: What’s the difference between masonry and concrete?

• <div><p>Masonry uses units like bricks, cement blocks, and stone with mortar between them. Mortar is generally made of sand and a type of cement. Examples of masonry include the brick or stone on a house, chimney, or freestanding wall. Concrete is a mixture of water, sand, stone aggregate, and other materials, and is poured into forms or moldings. <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/types-of-concrete.htm">Types of concrete</a> applications include driveways, garage and basement floors, and poured concrete walls in basements and crawl spaces.</p></div>

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Reviewed in August 2021
Mount Valley is the epitomy of an honest, fair, reliable, efficient, professional, and customer service oriented company. Our coordinator, Ryan McAlister, was extremely knowledgeable and informative during inspection of our crawl space water issues, and his subsequent repair recommendations....
Mount Valley Foundation Services
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Reviewed in February 2020
I got my fireplace resurfaced from an old brrick to the newer stone style look. He walked me through the process & updated me with the project. I would highly recommend.
AGF Masonry and Construction, LLC
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Reviewed in March 2014
Was not informed beforehand that a vet tech was doing the dental. As a result of the dental, my dog had teeth pulled I am not convinced should have been pulled and a tooth I knew needed to be pulled was not pulled. Trachea issues resulted in the dental because a lump was removed from the roof...
VCA Dunmore Animal Hospital
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Reviewed in August 2012
So far I have been quite impressed because they are doing stuff with the seeding of the grass and that’s in the front yard. Everything that they are doing is something that I have never seen before, but it looks professional. There are no stones and dirt. They are charging me by the job. It...
LANDSHAPERS INC
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Reviewed in November 2011
After seeing some very nice work done by Rave Landscaping on a nearby property I made an appointment. Rob showed up not long after the appointed time, after first calling that he would be a few minutes late. The work I was looking to have done was primarily the replacement of an existing front...
Rave Landscaping, Inc.
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Reviewed in September 2010
We hired him to do the primer on the ceilings and the walls. He let himself in to start painting the colors on the walls with our security code. He has been paid in full. He was painting while the stone masons were chipping stone on the fire place. There were dust and chips flying all over the...
HJ Deleo Painting Co
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Reviewed in September 2007
They arrived in September after scheduling for July. They tore off our roof & left for 6 weeks while our ceiling was destroyed. When they finally installed the windows they installed the wrong size (smaller than quoted) and the roof leaked like a sieve. They ripped up & replaced the shingles...
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Sara's Landscaping & Construction has 15 years of experience in landscaping, hardscaping, lawn and yard work, and general remodeling and contracting. We aspire to provide 100% customer satisfaction and look forward to being of service. Please call us today and let us escalate the enjoyment of your home and outdoor living space!

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