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Anyone have any advice on my issue? Is there a limit to when I can repoint within my basement? Or is it something I can do year round? I live in the Midwest by the way :)

The house is 112 years of age and the current mortar is crumbling :) I would like the building to last at least until I am done living there (if I am very luck an there are advances in medical technology, maybe another 112 :)) It will also be an aesthetic thing for my wife, who would like the...

I was just wondering if this is a project I can do in the winter, since it is inside my home and temperature should stay well above freezing :) Thanks in advance! Repointing novice

Thanks again :)

I had read that online as well, but had discounted it due to what the masonry contractor had stated... Thanks for your response :) Any clue to about how much on a wall/room of a basement I can repoint at one time?

Hello all! I purchased a brick home 2 years ago in the historic district of the city. The house was built in 1900, and the joints don't appear to have had much work on them since then :) My wife and I would like to redo the entire basement, as when we sweep, the majority of what we sweep up...