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Brick Siding Maintenance |
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To maintain the appearance and useful life of your brick siding, it is important that
your home maintenance program
include the proper care for your brick siding.
Brick siding is a veneer layer that covers and protects exterior walls. See also: Wood Siding, Vinyl Siding, Pest Control, and Foundations. Shown below are the recommended routine maintenance tasks for your brick siding. Learn to enjoy managing your home with our free Newsletter or our free Automatic Maintenance Reminders. We can also show you the Recommended Maintenance Schedules for your entire home. |
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Maintenance Task: Inspect, clean and repair brick siding |
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Carefully inspect brick or masonry siding for cracks or missing mortar. Repair with mortar or concrete caulk. Pressure wash and clean the brick as necessary. |
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Prevents entry of water and insects, and maintains integrity of the brick covering. |
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| Perform annually in the month of May. | ||||
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| How does Home-Wizard rate the costs and benefits for this task? | ||||
| The cost of this task is moderately high. The inspection can usually done fairly quickly, but depending on the size of your home, washing your brick can be time consuming. You will need a pressure washer, ladders, long-handed brushes, etc. to do the cleaning associated with this task. |  |
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| The benefits of this task are high from doing the inspection, as this can prevent costly damage from penetration by water and insects. Pressure washing and cleaning help to maintain the appearance of your brick siding. | |
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