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		<title>Chimney Shoulder Repair</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chimney shoulder is an area on any stack that should not be neglected. Since this section of the chimney begins to narrow as the masonry gets higher there is a reduced angle which creates ledges that keep rain water from draining easily away from the brick or stone.  In the distant past a piece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Brick Repair in Cincinnati&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cincihomepro.com/?p=1468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A web site reader sent me an email with photos he took of a Cincinnati brick repair he had contracted to have done by a ‘stone mason’.   I am amazed by how quickly a homeowner will choose a brick repair contractor based solely on his price, without knowing a thing about his knowledge. “He was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chimney Repair What a Mess</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People do not usually hire someone to perform a chimney repair because they really want to. They hire someone to perform a chimney repair because of they understand that incredible damage and an additional huge cost can be incurred that a lack of action could cause. Case in point is the condition of the chimney [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masonry Repair &#8211; Another Deteriorating Brick Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 10:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Masonry repair is likely one the best preventative maintenance dollars you can spend. Why? Simply that it cost a lot less to perform a masonry repair to protect a brick, block or stone wall than it does to completely rebuild one.  This picture shows what happens when a downspout leak is left go. During rain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stucco Repair Needed For Bulged Stucco</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Older buildings with stucco surfaces require periodic stucco repair to maintain the integrity of the original building exterior surface. Tudor style homes which became popular during the first half of the 1900&#8242;s had a mixture of stucco, wood and masonry. When an inspection is performed on these structures there are usually several areas that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chimney Damage by Water Saturation &amp; Freeze &#8211; Thaw</title>
		<link>http://www.cincihomepro.com/2011/03/water-penetration-damaged-chimney/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=water-penetration-damaged-chimney</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cincihomepro.com/?p=1408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When excessive moisture enters into a masonry smokestack it will be the cause of expensive chimney damage. Take a look at your masonry after a rain storm. If you see saturation as is evident in this photograph then you already have some problems that should be repaired. All brick or stone will be saturated after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masonry Repair of Cracks</title>
		<link>http://www.cincihomepro.com/2011/02/repair-common-masonry-cracks/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=repair-common-masonry-cracks</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Masonry repair of cracks has increased quite a bit over the last few years  do to odd weather over the past several years. Many homes &#38; businesses have been experiencing some shifting in the masonry wrap on their homes and buildings.  We see this all the time and yes we can perform a masonry repair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masonry Freeze-Thaw Damage</title>
		<link>http://www.cincihomepro.com/2011/01/freeze-damage-in-masonry/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=freeze-damage-in-masonry</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This photo is another example of the damage freezing weather can inflict on  masonry walls. Chimneys, masonry retaining walls and brick paving are all susceptible the ravages of frost action during the winter season. Areas to the far north actually fair better than those geographic locations located along the snow belt line across the country. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another rainy day before the FREEZE!</title>
		<link>http://www.cincihomepro.com/2011/01/another-rainy-day-before-the-freeze/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=another-rainy-day-before-the-freeze</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of rain occurred in Cincinnati over the last few days. As I was driving around town looking at chimney repair and masonry estimates, I noticed the familiar ‘moisture saturation’ in many chimneys and walls around the area. This photo was taken a few hours after the rain had stopped and as you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeze-Thaw Results: Damage to Masonry &amp; Chimneys</title>
		<link>http://www.cincihomepro.com/2010/12/freeze-thaw-results-damage-to-masonry-chimneys/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=freeze-thaw-results-damage-to-masonry-chimneys</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Olding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a week ago the temperature was a bone chilling 8 degrees but tomorrow it will be be a balmy 58 springtime degrees with locally heavy thunderstorms; not uncommon variance for these parts. In the building industry this process of temperature extremes, bobbing above and below the 32 degrees mark  is appropriately know as the [...]]]></description>
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