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Brick Faces Popping Off in February? Why It Happens and What to Do Now
Every year the same week produces the same phone calls. It arrives after the first serious freeze-thaw stretch, usually late January into…
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Found a Soft Spot in Your Wood Siding? Here Is How Bad It Is
Most people find it by accident. They are washing the house, or hanging string lights, or running a hand along the siding…
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Sprinkler Overspray Leaving Hard-Water Stains on Your Walls? Do This
The call came in as a paint problem. Dark exterior, only a couple of years old, and one wall was going white…
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When Crawl-Space Humidity Is Blistering Your Exterior Paint
There is one wall we get called about more than any other. It is usually on the shaded side of the house,…
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Carpenter Bees Tunneled into Your Fascia Boards? Here Is What to Do
The call usually starts the same way. Someone tells us woodpeckers have wrecked the trim under their roofline, and they want to…
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What to Do When Woodpeckers Drill Holes in Your Cedar Siding
Written from our field experience coating and restoring cedar homes across Lexington and the Bluegrass. You hear it before you see it.…
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What to Do When Ivy Removal Leaves Damage on a Brick Facade
You finally pulled the ivy down, and the wall underneath looks worse than you feared. There are clingy rootlets stuck in the…
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What to Do When Water Stains Appear Under Windows After Storms
After a hard Kentucky storm, you notice it. A brown streak or a damp mark under a window, usually on the side…
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What to Do When Paint Won’t Stick to Your Chalky Aluminum Siding
You put in the work. You washed the siding, rolled on a fresh coat, and stepped back proud of it. Then a…
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What to Do When Efflorescence Keeps Returning on Your Brick
Every spring, once the thaw sets in, we start getting the same calls. A homeowner walks out to a chalky white haze…
