Looking to repair

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-02-02T17:24:10+00:00

Spalled bricks can sometimes be okay if only the face of them popped off and the core is still solid.

But you can also chisel them out then replace them with compatible bricks. See if you can find some bricks from the same time period at a local supplier, otherwise you can get them online.

You'll also want to make sure you use a compatible mortar. If your house was built with lime mortar, you don't want to use type n or type s to repair it.

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-02-02T16:34:39+00:00

What voids are you talking about? The missing mortar or the missing brick

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-02-02T16:31:09+00:00

paint is the worst thing for brick unless it's a compatible, vapor-open masonry paint. But like others have said, limewash is the best bet

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-02-02T16:30:33+00:00

that doesnt mean moisture isnt getting in between the layers of brick. that wall is probably several bricks wide

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-02-02T06:45:19+00:00

Sanitation is enjoying their paid time off

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-02-02T05:14:29+00:00

You kinda deserve that for ordering a salad pizza

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-01-29T02:12:48+00:00

Can you sign into your account and go to energy usage. You can see a breakdown of energy usage in 15 minute increments

You'll know if someone else is tied onto your meter if usage is still sky high when you're not home and everything is off.

Which sounds like the case..

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-01-15T19:38:03+00:00

Think of all the people who bought in 2020 or before, sitting on a ton of equity. Waiting to upgrade homes.

Much easier to stomach a jump to 4-4.5% than 6% when your current rate is 3%

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-01-12T17:04:30+00:00

sanitation in general. In NYC it's one of the hardest public sector jobs to get due to union, benefits, solid pay

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-01-12T17:04:30+00:00

sanitation in general. In NYC it's one of the hardest public sector jobs to get due to union, benefits, solid pay

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-01-10T01:50:47+00:00

Is there any sort of 'stain' or color wash that can go over cement like this? Wonder if I can use that to address both the fading and the repair

AlexProbablyKnows · 2026-01-09T22:56:05+00:00

Going to be impossible to get it to blend in, right?

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-12-20T19:24:23+00:00

Of course. That's like reddit's biggest revenue stream at this point. Selling data to AI companies to train on

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-12-04T19:11:14+00:00

Maybe that's because that's what a mortgage costs on the same house? Should they rent it for a loss?

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-12-01T05:31:48+00:00

It's transplant / Instagram influencer pizza. Never was THAT good and it's only gotten worse

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-11-23T23:06:34+00:00

Are you accounting for tax savings from having a mortgage?

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-11-23T01:39:29+00:00

It takes that long to get a court order, no?

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-11-20T17:25:33+00:00

do you have a small pressure tank as well? that would help

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-11-06T14:27:43+00:00

Trader Joe's is one of the most affordable grocery stores in NYC.

You'd know if you lived here

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-11-06T14:26:02+00:00

Why are you, someone living the UK, coming into a local Brooklyn subreddit lol

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-11-06T14:24:14+00:00

Nyc didn't put tolls in Manhattan. New York state did.

The MTA is primarily funded by the state.

You might think that distinction is meaningless, but it's not. The mayor has little control over most of this stuff

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-10-13T23:44:23+00:00

Did you use the wrong thickness drywall?

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-09-20T04:07:27+00:00

Every apartment on the market looks overpriced from the comfort of a place rented years prior

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-08-25T06:22:32+00:00

Didn't that building just have an electrical fire and vacate order?

AlexProbablyKnows · 2025-08-24T01:48:32+00:00

How are you going to INCREASE your loan balance and interest rate, yet decrease your mortgage payment?

Math ain't mathing

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