Home inspector Dwight Barnett answers readers' questions: Q: We are in the process of selling our home that we had custom built in 2002. The buyer's real estate agent hired a home inspector who ...

Steven Asks: What should I use to fill the small holes in my brick walls? Danny Lipford: The holes you’re talking about, that you’ll find around the perimeter of a brick home, are called weep holes.

Sometimes during a driving rain, water can appear inside a brick home, near the outside walls. It can get so bad, homeowners have to pull back carpeting and use towels to soak up the mess. Rain ...

Photo: Thinkstock Images/Stockbyte via Getty Images. Nestled within the exterior walls of many homes lies a small but crucial feature that most homeowners have never even noticed: weep holes. These ...

Question: I live where there’s a homeowners association. The president has decided to have someone come and drill weep holes in our structure right at the brick ledge area of the slab. I had asked him ...

If properly designed and constructed, brick masonry can be highly durable and tends to demand little in the way of routine repairs. However, it is still important to conduct regular inspection of the ...

DEAR TIM: I live in a brick townhouse. In the back there is a patio door leading to a concrete deck. The patio door sits on top of some brick work. I’m trying to make sure the patio door is all sealed ...

Q I live in a homeowners association. The president has decided to have someone come and drill weep holes in our structure right at the brick ledge area of the slab. I had asked him about ...

Dear Jerry: Our home is 10 years old. We have some weeping in the basement walls, in some spots when there is heavy rain. This occurs in three or four spots, not all the walls. During construction the ...

DEAR TIM: After noticing some bubbled paint inside my home under a few windows, I did an inspection of the outside of my home and discovered holes in the mortar of my brick window sills. It’s obvious ...

Have you ever looked for a product and not been able to find it? That happens to me. I will remember seeing something at the hardware show, and then when I get home, I have lost the paper work. I have ...