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  • Fireplace a Mess?

    Is your fireplace a mess? Does the brick on the front look like the entrance to a coalmine? Would the scientific community consider it a black hole? Here’s how to remove baked-on soot, dirt and grease from...

    • Posted July 28, 2014
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  • Building a Retaining Wall

    Heavy rains can cause soil to end up in locations where it otherwise wouldn’t be. These mud slides cause damage ranging from minor landscape repair to major structural work where mountainous soil has settled along the wall...

    • Posted July 19, 2014
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    Bricklike Walkways

    When it comes to building stuff, many people feel like dummies. But we’ve got a special Carey Brothers’ approach to making a path or walkway appear like magic wherever you?d like one. It’s so easy even the...

    • Posted July 15, 2014
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  • Clean Your Dirty Fireplaces Brick

    Do you have a dirty fireplace? Does the brick on the front look like the entrance to a coalmine? Would the scientific community consider it a black hole?  Here’s how to remove baked-on soot, dirt and grease...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Brick is both an attractive and durable finish. However, over time the mortar that bonds the bricks together can become cracked or loose. The removal and replacement of cracked or missing mortar between the bricks is called,...

    • Posted February 22, 2014
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  • Brick Weather-Beaters

    In Florida’s hurricanes brick passed Mother Nature’s toughest test Jacksonville, Fl.,  the home of devastating hurricanes, did $42 billion worth of damage — the costliest hurricane season on record. Which building materials stood up best? What type...

    • Posted January 4, 2014
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