A common issue to look for is spalling, which occurs when a brick disintegrates and crumbles apart. During an annual inspection, I discovered my chimney had a few spalling bricks. After remedying ...

This week we honor the lost life of Joseph McCoy, who was lynched on April 23, 1897. This article ran on May 1, 1897, in the ...

If your brick is crumbling visibly, you have bigger problems. The crumbling is known as “spalling,” and it’s a bad sign that your brick wall has been getting soaked with moisture for a long ...

Fortunately, most spalling on brick facades is just a cosmetic issue, said Edwuin Ayala, owner of Ayala Masonry in Fairfax, Va., which is often called in to repair brick walls similar to yours.

This appears more often on bricks above grade on chimneys and retaining walls, but brick walks and patios with poor drainage can also be damaged by “spalling.” To prevent water damage to the ...

Does it affect the integrity of the brick? Is there any way to prevent the peeling from happening? Do the bricks need to be replaced? If so, what type of person would do this work? A: “Spalling ...

Falling chips off the brick are a personal injury hazard, and the chipping and spalling brick would seem to be a threat to the structural integrity of the wall. My condo association is taking the ...