BENEFITS OF TUCKPOINTING IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

Tuckpointing is one of those home services that no one knows or thinks about, however, living in Arlington Heights, Illinois it is one of those home services we need!  That is because of the crazy weather that Arlington Heights has (often times in the same week!) that can wreak havoc on the masonry work of the outside of your home or building.  Here are just a few ways that having awesome tuckpointing can help you:

1. Weather Proofing: As we already mentioned, living in Arlington Heights is actually terrible for concrete.  Every year during the fall we see it, it will rain or snow and the next day freeze creating ice problems all over.  However, this also damages concrete more often. Rain and water get into the cracks of your brick or concrete work, which then freezes which will contract the water.  However when it unfreezes it will cause that frozen water to expand which will break and crack the concrete. Tuckpointing services will make sure that your brickwork is sealed on the sides, tops, and bottoms, preventing water from getting in. This prevents further cracks forming in the future.
2. Curb Appeal: Realtors will tell you that outside presentation of your home can raise the purchase value of your home. Tuckpointing will make your outside brickwork look amazing and give your home or building a better facade which will help sell your home or building faster and can fetch a higher price.
3. Insulation Value: Your home could be losing valuable heat and air conditioning because of bad tuckpointing.  Local tuckpointing services in Arlington Heights can help you insulate your home to retain those temperatures easier. This will actually cause your system to run less which saves you money over time.
4. Structural Integrity:  While tuckpointing isn’t going to make your house collapse, new tuckpointing will add structural integrity to your building. It will protect the brickwork from the added stress helping keep the bricks from being compacted.

Tuckpointing is really easy to understand, think of tuckpointing between your bricks, like the grout line in between your tiles. Your grout line protects your drywall from getting wet, gathering moisture, cracking, falling apart, and insulates the wall. That is all the benefits of your tuckpointing.