INDIANAPOLIS – Do you know what “repointing” bricks means? By definition, it consists of “removing a portion of the deteriorated mortar and redoing the joints with new mortar.” Doing that basically ...

Q: When a blowing rain lashes my brick-veneer home, water streams down over the inside of my foundation in the basement. I thought brick was waterproof. What's happening? Is there a way to minimize or ...

My 10-year-old house developed some cosmetic cracks in the mortar. I got some bids to have tuck-pointing work done and nearly gagged when I looked at the cost. I’m wondering about using a special ...

Calcium in the bricks can react with carbonate to form calcium carbonate -- which along with guar gum serves as "both a filler and a cementing agent", thereby repairing the cracks, the authors said.

Researchers at IISc have developed an innovative bacteria-based technique to repair cracks in bricks made from lunar soil simulants. Using the bacterium 'Sporosarcina pasteurii', they successfully ...