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ARB staff warns against using caulk and foam for painted brick repairs; building department involved
Summary
At the June 12 meeting staff reported that workers used caulk and expanding foam to fill mortar joints on painted brick, which can trap moisture and cause spalling; staff recommended removing caulk and hiring a masonry professional and said the building department is coordinating with the homeowner.
Decatur Architectural Review Board staff warned the board on June 12 that a recent repair job used caulk and expanding foam to fill mortar joints on a painted brick porch, a technique staff said is inappropriate for masonry and could cause spalling.
Staff described seeing multiple empty tubes of caulk and cans of expanding foam on site and said the work covered almost all mortar joints on one side of the…
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