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Thanks for the reply. You apparently know about this problem. That sounds like what is happening with water entering the bricks. The house is 25 years old so I think it needs some repair of the bricks and mortar.

We have a brick storage space for firewood next to our brick fireplace and chimney in our den. There seems to be a white powder flaking off along with chips of mortar falling from the storage space onto the hearth. Can this deterioration be stopped? It seems more frequent when it rains. Can...

Thanks. I guess I will get a plumber out here. Also, I assume if tree roots are breaking through the pipe walls, then some sewage is leaking out of the pipe?! and into my yard? That does not sound like something good.

This problem is driving me nuts. About every 4 days our toilet on the first floor seems to clog or drain very slowly. I plunge in quickly about 20 times and then it is ok for another 4 days. This has been going on for about 2 years and I do not know what the problem is. I had a plumber use...