Submitted by Jazzlike-Body-4228 t3_ya68ka in pittsburgh
Hello everyone, recently got a brick house in the North Hills and I'm a bit concerned as some of the exterior bricks show signs of deterioration. It's an old house so I'm not completely surprised. I want to get this checked out by a professional, does anyone have any recommendations?
Thank you.
Of course I did! Seemed fine but just want to be absolutely sure
In my experience the inspector is independent from the seller, so their findings should be viable. If you're that worried about it, find a building inspector to come and have a look. I imagine if you call a masonry company you may be told that you need "xyz" so they can make money off you.
Is the house built from used brick and are the spalling bricks an orange color?
Not sure but the spalling bricks are red. Is there anything I should watch out for?
It's a forum for a city. You get these posts in every city / town / regional subreddit. Some are more polite than others.
Reddit was literally made to be a place to find useful information. If you don't care, downvote and move on. Nobody is stopping you.
Yeah that actually sounds like a better idea. Don't know why I didn't think of it. Thank you.
My post is mainly about local recommendations. I think that's obvious. Why are you being a condescending jerk? Just move on man
I recommend Graciano Residential for brick repair and other masonry work. You can email Glenn at gfolio@graciano.com about getting an estimate. https://www.graciano.com/
It’s probably just the quality of these particular bricks. Bricks are available in different grades.
A masonry company can grind out the mortar and replace them with similar looking bricks but you can usually tell there has been a repair.
Im_a_Katie_Vick_guy t1_it9j6wk wrote
You didn't get an inspection prior to closing?