Dayton Tuckpointing Guides for Dayton homeowners
What things cost around Dayton, when to do them, and the local rules that apply. Written for Ohio conditions, not general advice.
- Buying an Older Brick Home in Dayton: The Masonry Inspection Checklist
A masonry inspection checklist for Dayton brick homes: what to check from the street, the chimney, the openings, and the basement, and what each fix costs.
- Why October Is the Last Good Month for Tuckpointing in Dayton
Mortar needs wall temperatures of 40 to 95 degrees and Dayton's first freeze averages October 25. Why that is the deadline, and what to do if you miss it.
- Lime Mortar vs. Portland: Why the Wrong Mortar Is Destroying Dayton's Oldest Brick
Why repointing Dayton's 1820s to 1920s brick with hard Portland cement spalls the brick, how to spot it in the Oregon District, and what mortar to use instead.
- Step Cracks Over the Window: When It Is the Lintel, Not the Mortar
How to tell whether a stair-step crack above a window on a Dayton brick house is a rusted lintel, settlement, or failed mortar, and what each fix costs.