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Groundworks
4.3(
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Serving Freeman, SD and surrounding areas

Approved (Corporate)

In business since 2005

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"Sinan Sugurgeci was the inspector who did the inspection. I was very impressed with his knowledge and presentation of services to be done. He is the main reason why I decided to hire Innovative Basement Authority to perform the necessary work"
Foundation
Basement Waterproofing
Basement Waterproofing
Basement Waterproofing
Basement Waterproofing

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128 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by88%of homeowners
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Blackburn Foundation Repair, LLC
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Serving Freeman, SD and surrounding areas

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In business since 1992

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Warranties offered

"Excellent service! Pro was nice, easy to work with, professional! Never would have known he was here, he cleaned the working area so well! I would definitely recommend Blackburn Basement!!"
Crawl Space Repair
Crawl Space Repair
Response time1 day
94 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Xtreme Xteriors, LLC
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Serving Freeman, SD and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1998

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"They did an excellent job! They were fast too, and our house looks great! The guys were all so nice and really concerned about doing it right! I would definitely recommend them!"
Egress window
4 season patio room with sky lights
Easy breeze room.
3 season patio room
4 season patio room

+15

Response time7 hrs
18 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by83%of homeowners
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Masonry questions, answered by experts

While painting can certainly change the look of a chimney, you should think twice about giving your brick chimney the old landlord special.

Painting brick is porous, meaning it’s full of tiny holes that can soak up moisture. Those holes also allow it to dry, though. So, when you paint it, you trap any moisture inside, providing an opportunity for mold, mildew, and water damage.

Paint also shows wear faster than naked brick. This means that once you paint a brick surface, you’ll have to keep painting it to maintain a clean look. A paint job is also harder to undo on brick because of its porous nature. Once you paint it, it’s hard to go back without some serious power washing—another added cost.

Do not use super glue to hang lights on brick unless you want your lights up year-round. Hot glue is a better choice because it’s easily removable with a small amount of rubbing alcohol. Super glue is very hard to remove, and you could tear off parts of the brick in the removal process.

You will repoint over a fraction of the old mortar, but you should scrape away 1/2 to 1 inch of mortar from the joints before repointing. Otherwise, the repointing is only masking the weakened mortar instead of actually replacing it, which could put your chimney at risk of bigger, more expensive damages later on.

Painted exterior brick does not usually need sealing. Brick is a porous material, so you don’t want to apply a sealant that could trap moisture inside the bricks and cause erosion and structural damage. The risk of moisture-induced damage after sealing is higher in colder climates where trapped moisture can expand if it freezes. On the other hand, it makes sense to seal really old brick or kitchen backsplashes, where moisture from cooking can weaken the brick.

You can turn a red brick white through a process called whitewashing. Whitewash isn’t a stain but rather is made from water and white latex paint. Adding more water to the mix will make the solution look lighter when applied, and adding more paint will make it look more white.

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