Repairing the Brick Hole from Tree Damage

The tree roots having been long removed from the brick wall.  The Crew and I moved onto laying the bricks in the hole in the wall.  We laid 2 courses of bricks in the hole.  I estimated that there was between 550-650 bricks used to fill this spot and 10 bags of Pro Mix Mortar from Raineri Building Materials.

Setting up the Scaffolding for Brick Repair-StLouis Brick Home

Applying a stucco finish after the brick wall repair

Thursday-With just a few more spots to finish the stucco finish and a clean up- we've almost got this project under wraps.  In the next post I will share a little History of the Building.  {Hint} Its quite interesting and goes back to the Horse-Buggy Days and Firemen.

Friday Final Tree Damage Repair Video

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Do you have a Tree Growing in your Brick Building

Scotts Contracting will get to the Root of the Problem

Scotts Contracting Repairs Brick Walls with Tree Damage

Read the Second Blog Post on Getting to the Root of the Problem

Added June 12-See the Final Video on You Tube Help Theres a Tree Growing in my Brick Wall

Getting to the Root of the Problem-Removing Invasive Tree and the Entire Root system from a StLouis Brick Building. Tuck-pointing, Brick Laying, Stucco, Plaster Finish Then filling in the Hole- 600+ Bricks, 1 Pallet {42 Ba...

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Tuckpointing Stage2 Benton Project Warehouse Walls

Tuckpointing- Its not as glamorous as the carpentry aspects of my profession. But it is just as important and since St Louis has so many brick buildings it is a must have skill!

The above photo shows the mortar joints grinded out 1/2in or more deep. This will allow the new mortar pointed into the joints to fully adhere to the brick and give the Masonry Wall another 100+ years of Life!

Read More on the Benton Rehab Stage 2 Construction Project:

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  My Earth Day Celebration-Benton Rehab Project

  Benton Project Stage 2 Dismantling Roof Demolition

• Benton Roof Project Daily Report
  

  Benton Rehab Tree Root Experiment and Damage Update

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Pt1 Spray Foam Insulation StLouis Brick Building

 To help educate the people of StLouis against future problems in regard to: Air Quality, Durability, and Creature Comforts I put together: Part One-Basement, Crawl Space, Stone Foundation Insulation Series on: Cost Effective:Energy Conservation for StLouis Brick Buildings [ where, how and why with suggested solutions in regard to spray foam insulation.]

Recently I've had a couple of requests to "Spray Foam" Insulate a StLouis Brick Home with Spray Foam Insulation-I don't know who has been telling people its ok to do 'this or that' but I want to show all the readers the basic principles behind the Actual Building Science behind Spray Foam Insulation and the best practices for using this product.

Many times the shows on TV and supposed building professionals performing similar home improvement services [in some instances these shows are correct;many times they are not.]  So before you start spraying foam insulation on the walls of your building there are a few areas that need to be considered before starting on a project such as this-follow the suggested Building Science Principles for

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See, Review and Comment on the Google Cloud Document: Spray Foam Insulation St Louis Brick Buildings

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