July 1, 2025
Your Chicago Home is Fighting a Losing Battle. You Can Help It Win
You love your Chicago home. But every winter, you watch the battle unfold. Your beautiful brick walls versus nature’s relentless assault. Chicago doesn’t fight fair. Brutal freeze-thaw cycles. Lake effect moisture. Punishing winds that drive…
Read MoreJune 24, 2025
Your Tenants Are Noticing. Your Property Value is Dropping. Time to Act
You drive up to your commercial building every morning. You see the same crumbling mortar. The same rust stains. The same cracks spreading wider each month. Your tenants see it too. They’re asking questions. Making…
Read MoreJune 17, 2025
Your Building is Sending You Warning Signs. Are You Listening?
You walk past your building every day. But today, something catches your eye. A crack above your window. Rust stains on your bricks. Your front door that’s suddenly hard to close. Your building is trying…
Read MoreJune 10, 2025
Your Chicago Home is Crumbling: Here’s How to Fix It (Without Getting Ripped Off)
You love your Chicago home. But every time you walk up to your front door, you see it. Those crumbling spots between your bricks. The white chalky stuff appearing on your walls. The mortar that’s…
Read MoreJune 3, 2025
Your Bricks Are Talking. Are You Listening?
You spotted it during your spring yard cleanup. That loose mortar on your chimney. The white powder on your foundation wall. The small pile of brick pieces by your front steps. Spring is supposed to…
Read MoreMay 27, 2025
Plastering Exterior Brick: Will It Protect Your Home or Create Hidden Problems?
The decision to alter a home’s exterior is significant, and for owners of brick properties, the idea of applying plaster or render can be particularly enticing. The allure of a sleek, modern finish, or the…
Read MoreMay 20, 2025
Beyond the Look: The Unseen Benefits of Refinishing Your Basement Concrete
Many homeowners dream of transforming their basement from a dim, underutilized space into a vibrant, functional area that extends their living space. Often, the initial focus lands on aesthetic elements like wall colors, lighting, and…
Read MoreMay 13, 2025
The Masonry Makeover: Repairing and Maintaining Brick Steps for Curb Appeal and Longevity
Have you ever noticed how the condition of your home’s entrance can subtly influence the way you feel about the entire property? Think about it: those brick steps leading up to your front door aren’t…
Read MoreMay 5, 2025
Protecting Your Investment: Preventative Measures to Minimize Future Masonry Cracks After Repair
For many homeowners, the discovery of masonry cracks can be a cause for concern. Whether it’s a hairline fracture in the brickwork or a more significant crack in the foundation, these imperfections not only detract…
Read MoreApril 19, 2025
How Tuckpointing Can Prevent Water Damage: A Quick Guide to Masonry Maintenance
Tuckpointing is an essential maintenance practice for brick and masonry structures, playing a pivotal role in safeguarding your home from water damage and structural deterioration. This guide will delve into the significance of tuckpointing, the…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2023
Ten Tuckpointing Chicago Facts You Need To Know
Tuckpointing Chicago is a procedure for restoring brick walls and chimneys in residences, places of commerce, and historic structures. It’s a practical approach to repairing a building without having to spend money on a full…
Read MoreMarch 6, 2023
Tuckpointing: Whole-area Compared to Only Tuckpointing The Major Cracks
As the owner of a house made of bricks and/or that has a smokestack, from time to time it will be necessary to overhaul the whole house and/or smokestack. Alternatively, there might only be…
Read MoreDecember 30, 2022
Durability And How Adhered Masonry Veneer works
Adhered masonry veneer is extremely durable against outdoor elements. It is lightweight and offers homeowners many options to remodel or update any area of the home. Delta Masonry & Tuckpointing specializes in masonry work and…
Read MoreDecember 30, 2022
3 ASPECTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REPAIRING BRICK PORCHES
A brick porch is much sought after even in these modern times. The appearance is first and then it creates an atmosphere that can be very functional. Brick porches are almost unique as they are…
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2022
Is There a Correct and Incorrect Way to Install Thin Brick Veneer?
Thin brick veneer installation is one style trend that is gaining popularity. A thin brick veneer gives the real brick a premium appearance. Even yet, it may be purchased and installed for less money than…
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2022
Learn About the Three Different Types of Brick Walls
It’s crucial to comprehend the three most typical sorts of brick walls before choosing one for a household or commercial property. Brick walls come in solid, cavity, and veneer varieties for property owners. Each of…
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2022
What Is Deterioration of Lintels?
Since brick can be strengthened by adding materials like steel, it has long been favored as a sturdy and long-lasting building material. Even brick (and steel) buildings are susceptible to the ravages of time; nevertheless,…
Read MoreJuly 1, 2022
Types Of Sealants For Building Joints
In construction, a building joint is a type of link between two concrete elements, in which the second element has been placed on or against the first one. It has the purpose of allowing horizontal…
Read MoreJuly 1, 2022
Things You Need To Know About Building Pressure Washing
Do you have dull, dirty or even blackish-green looking bricks? Has it been impossible for you to get rid of that look? You might have tried to pressure wash it yourself without any luck. Luckily,…
Read MoreMarch 4, 2022
What are Lintels made of?
Lintels are available in various shapes, sizes, and a wide range of different materials. However, the most common types of Lintels are stone, wood, concrete, and in an older building, you will even come across…
Read MoreMarch 3, 2022
How are bricks made?
Brickworks have been used for centuries around the world and continue to be a popular building material today, but have you ever wondered how bricks are made? In this blog we will fill you in…
Read MoreNovember 23, 2021
Masons and Masonry
One of the most important aspects of the construction of a building is the laying of the first stone, since that determines the direction and measurements that are going to be made to the building…
Read MoreNovember 23, 2021
Understanding the Tuckpointing Process
If you have an infrastructure that has exterior and interior bricks and that has an old mortar that requires replacement, then it is important that you understand the tuckpointing process so that you can make…
Read MoreJune 10, 2021
Why Specify Steel Lintels?
Steel lintels are an excellent choice for providing structural support under diverse loading conditions, ranging from light-duty to extra heavy-duty applications. Their versatility, strength, and practicality make them suitable for both external and internal walls,…
Read MoreJune 10, 2021
The Most Common Commercial Masonry Issues Chicago
Masonry remains one of the toughest structures on the planet, but there are certain commercial masonry issues that cannot always be avoided, such as mold, efflorescence, vertical cracking, spalling, and so forth. Here are the…
Read MoreMay 13, 2021
Common Tuckpointing Mistakes
Around the Chicago metropolitan area there are a variety of new infrastructures such as office or multipurpose buildings, houses, churches; as well as historical infrastructures built up to 100 years ago and that are made…
Read MoreMarch 22, 2021
Tuckpointing Contractors Chicago advising on how to know if your property requires tuckpointing services
Sign of that your bricks require Tuckpointing There are several signs that are easy to spot if you pay attention to your masonry or brick structures to identify when tuckpointing service is needed. Our masonry…
Read MoreMarch 5, 2021
Masonry Contractors Chicago answer: Why is it worth to hire proffesional Brick Masonry Company?
Importance of professional brick masonry works When it comes to developing masonry work in Chicago, we at Delta Masonry Tuckpointing are the best option. In this article we will talk a little more about the…
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2021
Exploring the Difference Between Repointing and Tuckpointing in Chicago
WHAT IS TUCKPOINTING? In its simplest terms, tuckpointing in Chicago is when mortar joints are filled in with new mortar. This is not always done by tuckpointing contractors in Chicago for damage maintenance, unlike repointing….
Read MoreAugust 21, 2020
When is the Best Time of Year to Perform Masonry & Tuckpointing Work?
Summer is usually the slowest time of the year when it comes to masonry work in Chicago. The reason is most brick suppliers are less behind during the warmer months. The best time to begin…
Read MoreAugust 21, 2020
The Basics Of Brick Maintenance
Brickworks is known for its durability, but without proper maintenance or poorly done brick repairs can cause a lot of trouble. Faulty materials, workmanship, or design can also lead to deterioration. Little attention to common…
Read MoreAugust 21, 2020
Benefits Of Tuckpointing and Masonry Work
Tuckpointing in Chicago is commonly known as replacing damaged mortar joints between bricks. This process involves removing any decaying mortar and replacing it to reseal the joints. Bricks can last up to 100 years, but…
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020
Why Do Bricks and Mortar Crack and How Can I Repair Them?
Bricks and mortar get damaged for many reasons. A common cause of cracks is water penetration or moisture induced damage. Mortar is comprised of sand, cement, and lime. This mixture is ideal for use in…
Read MoreJuly 2, 2020
What is Tuckpointing and Why Do I Need It?
Tuckpointing is the process of removing deteriorated or damaged mortar joints and replacing them with clean, new mortar. First, old mortar is grinded out from between the existing bricks. The grinding is performed to a…
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