Brick Pointing in Breezy Point, Queens

Is Brick Pointing Common in Breezy Point?

Less than in most of Queens. Breezy Point is made up mainly of small detached houses and bungalows, and not every home has brick. Where brick and block do appear, on chimneys, walls, planters and foundation walls, the mortar takes salt, wind and storm water and needs attention.

We would rather say this plainly than pretend every home here is a brick row house. If you have masonry, the work is real. If your home is clad in something else, you probably need a different service from us.

Brick that stands near the ocean loses mortar faster because salt crystals grow inside the joints and push the mortar apart. Wind driven rain then finds a way in.

Block foundation walls under raised houses face the same problem from below. Splash from wet ground and blowing sand wear the joints, and a joint that has opened lets water reach the block. Pointing them is usually far cheaper than repairing the wall after the block has cracked.

Look for joints you can dig out with a fingernail, brick that moves when pushed and stains on the wall below a chimney. Any of those is a reason to call.

• Chimney joints opened by weather
• Salt damaged mortar on walls
• Loose brick on step walls
• Crumbling joints in block foundation walls
• Efflorescence, the white powder on brick

What Affects Brick Pointing Cost in Breezy Point?

Wall area, the depth of decayed mortar, height and access, and how closely the mortar must match decide the price. A single chimney is a smaller job than several walls. We write the scope after a free visit and note each area on its own line.

Roof access is part of any chimney job, and the pitch of the roof affects how the crew works. We look at that at the visit.

Weather is also a factor near the shore. Mortar needs mild, dry conditions to cure, so the schedule follows the forecast more closely than it would inland.