brick step installation: Nashville Home Inspection - Poor Brick Step System Installation - 11-2-10 - 11/01/10 04:40 PM
Nashville Home Inspection - Poor Brick Step Installation
Ever seen a set of exterior entry steps that are falling apart or caving in.  Why is that?  Look at the picture below.
HINT:  Actually, two hints.  First, mortar is porous and, second, brick steps need a solid foundation.

So in the photo above perhaps you can see the deteriorated mortar around the brick.  Look closely at the poor repair where the steps meet the stoop.  A DIY installation of mortar is unsightly and not serving much purpose.  And, if you follow the line of the mortar just above the DIY mortar … (1 comments)

 
Robert Dirienzo, Home Inspections - Nashville TN (HABITEC Home and Building Inspections, LLC)

Robert Dirienzo

Home Inspections - Nashville TN

Franklin, TN

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HABITEC Home and Building Inspections, LLC

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