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Believe it or not, winter is right around the corner. As you start to prepare your house for the cold months ahead, an important step that’s often forgotten is brick sealing. Your home’s bricks may be strong, but they’re prone to wear and tear, especially when their porous surface begins absorbing water. Properly sealing your bricks now might save you from being unpleasantly surprised by water damage later.

Why Does Brick Need to Be Sealed?

brick sealingBricks are prone to absorbing water, but this water can make your bricks lose their toughness. This will cause them to crack and crumble more easily, compromising your home’s structure and creating openings for leaks. Bricks are also known to facilitate moss growth, which is harmful to breathe and can additionally rot your brick. In other words, if you skip brick sealing before the winter snow melts into your bricks, you may find yourself dealing with structural damage and poor air quality in the future.

How Do You Seal Brick?

Brick sealing takes time, but the steps are simple. First, clean dirt and debris from the bricks with a copper brush so there’s nothing that could prevent the sealer from absorbing into your walls. Then, hose it all off with water and let it dry. Later, spread a coat of silane-siloxane sealer over the bricks with a brush, roller, sprayer, or leaf blower. Some materials used for brick sealing require two coats, so be sure to check the instructions. Quality sealer will only need to 20 minutes to effectively waterproof your bricks for the winter.

 

If you need reliable waterproofing for your home, look no further than Jaco Waterproofing. Renowned as a leading basement and foundation repair contractor in the Cincinnati and Indianapolis areas with over 40 years in business, they specialize in both residential and commercial waterproofing and repair. To have a professional technician evaluate your specific challenges, call today at (317) 721-9379 for Indianapolis or (513) 738-0084 to reach their Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, location. Visit their website for more information.

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