Flushing Brick Pointing
Brick Pointing in Flushing, Queens
Failing mortar cut out and replaced on Flushing apartment buildings, co ops, parapets, chimneys and brick homes.
- Facades, parapets and chimneys
- Mortar matched to the brick
- Free visit with a written price
Which Flushing Buildings Need Brick Pointing?
Flushing has many pre war and postwar apartment buildings and co ops, plus newer mixed use towers and brick faced homes. Apartment buildings, parapets, chimneys and stoop walls are where pointing is needed most, since their mortar takes decades of weather.
Along Main Street, Roosevelt Avenue, Northern Boulevard and Kissena Boulevard, brick buildings rise several stories. The joint length on a large facade runs into many thousands of feet, and failing mortar means water entering the wall.
On residential blocks, detached homes may have a brick front, a brick chimney or a brick porch that needs work. Many homes are frame, and we say so when a house has little brick to point.
- Crumbling, recessed joints
- Loose or shifted bricks
- Salt stains and white powder
- Open joints at parapets
- Chimney courses losing mortar
- Cracks at window corners
Mortar Crumbling on Your Flushing Building?
Send a photo of the wall. We will tell you how far it goes.
How Do You Know Mortar Has Failed?
Joints that are hollow, crumbly or recessed, hairline cracks along the brick lines, white powder on the surface and bricks that move when pressed. Water stains inside near a brick wall point the same way.
Wind driven rain hits some walls harder than others, so the exposed face of a building usually fails first. Parapets and chimneys, exposed on all sides, often go sooner than the wall below.
Small problems are cheaper to fix early. A few feet of open joint now can spread across the facade in a few seasons.
A simple check is to look at the wall from an angle in low sun. Shadows in deep, empty joints show that mortar has receded well past the surface.
How Does Repointing Work in Flushing?
We rake out failed mortar to the proper depth, brush and clean the joints, then pack in new mortar in layers and tool the joint to a consistent profile. The mix must suit the brick, since mortar harder than the brick can damage its edges.
Low buildings can be reached by ladder or small platform. Taller buildings need scaffold or a lift, and we plan access, street protection and permits first.
We protect windows, doors, cars and walkways below and clean up dust each day.
New mortar is shielded from rain and sun while it cures, and we schedule for weather when it can cure well.
For brick with soft, old bricks, we use a softer mortar, so the joint takes the movement instead of the brick.
Does Local Law 11 Apply to Flushing Buildings?
Local Law 11 sets a five year facade inspection cycle for buildings above six stories. Plenty of Flushing apartment buildings and towers clear that height. Confirm your status with the city and your filing professional.
If a report lists open joints, pointing is often part of the repair. We can work from the report and coordinate with the engineer or architect who filed it.
Shorter buildings and private homes are outside that program, but the weather affects them just the same.
If you are on a co op board or manage a building, we can provide a written scope in sections that you can present to owners or shareholders.
We coordinate scaffold schedules so entrances and deliveries stay workable.
What Affects Brick Pointing Cost in Flushing?
Wall area, height, scaffold or lift needs, how deep the mortar has decayed and how closely the new mortar must match. We measure on site and write the price after a free visit.
Access is a large part of the price on a tall building. A chimney requires roof work and careful handling. A stoop wall at ground level costs little by comparison.
For a big building we can price by elevation, so the work can be phased over seasons.
You get the scope and the price in writing, wall by wall if you like.
Should You Seal Brick After Repointing?
Usually not. Brick needs to breathe, and a sealer that traps moisture inside can cause more damage than it prevents. Good mortar and working gutters and copings do most of the job. We only suggest a sealer when it will help your wall.
Fix water sources first. Leaking gutters, failed copings and cracked window sills keep wetting the wall, and they will ruin even fresh mortar.
Brick can be cleaned gently after pointing if mortar smears are left. We use methods suited to the brick so the face is not damaged.
Why Flushing Owners Hire Us for Pointing
Mortar matched to brick
A mix that suits the wall and does not harm the brick.
25+ years on NYC masonry
We know how city brick ages.
Licensed and insured
Construction, injury and workers compensation insurance.
Nearby
Brick Pointing Near Flushing
We repoint brick in the neighborhoods around Flushing.
FAQ
Flushing Brick Pointing Questions
Good mortar can last for decades, depending on exposure and the quality of the work.
Yes. We plan access and phase work so residents can keep using entrances.
The terms overlap. Pointing replaces failed mortar, and tuckpointing adds a thin contrasting line for looks.
Small jobs may not. Scaffold on the public way or structural work can. Check with the city.
Call (718) 468-8803 for a free visit.
Free on site estimate
Repoint Your Flushing Brickwork
A single visit, a price on paper and joints that shed water again.
Contact
Request Your Pointing Quote
Tell us the building type and height. Photos of the worst joints help.
- Call us(718) 468-8803
- HoursMon to Sat, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Free on site estimate with a written price
- Licensed and insured, 25+ years in business
- We handle DOT sidewalk permits
- Serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx
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