We welcomed Lusco Brick and Stone back to the show and for the first time I got to meet their team. I had a great time learning about the local company from Sales Rep, Zach McGuire. The Lusco ...

News; Home and garden; Ask the Builder: Your chimney could be the source of your roof leak Sat., Feb. 3, 2024 This chimney is not watertight. Look at the white efflorescence stain.

Key Points Rust on a chimney comes from its metal components, not from the bricks.Metal parts like the cap and flashing rust with moisture, staining the brick.To prevent chimney rust, clean the brick, ...

When painting brick, remember to clean it thoroughly with a wire brush first. White Stone Dated stone on your fireplace can ...

The loss of the stately building, constructed between 1826 and 1829, was a blow. Remaining in the ashes were an interior wall of the once-beautiful rotunda, some columns, and dozens of bricks.

Historically, these birds would roost in hollow trees, but they've developed a preference for brick and stone chimneys. LARRY SCHWITTERS: The thing about chimneys is they soak up the heat of the day.

These usually have stone chimneys. Zero-clearance fireplaces are newer, dating back to the 1980s and ’90s, and are made only for small fires and do not absorb a lot of heat.

On the rocky shore of a quiet beach in Rockport, a large stone chimney seems ready to topple into the Bay of Fundy. It may look out of place today, but it is a remnant of an industry that ...

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) developed years ago the most authoritative set of instructions on residential chimneys, including how to make a chimney crown waterproof. You should get this ...

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) developed years ago the most authoritative set of instructions on residential chimneys, including how to make a chimney crown waterproof. You should get this ...