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We need some simple brick repair. Our front step is a cement slab, over a support you can't see, which is surrounded by ugly yellow bricks. The bricks are cosmetic, and don't support the cement slab.
Over time, (the house was built in the 1940's) the mortar has crumbled and the bricks have come loose.
Finding someone to do this (what we think is a simple) repair is turning in to a real hassle.
One guy wants to use water and pumps to raise the sidewalk and the one step, back to its original position, before fixing the mortar. $$$$$$$
One guy wants to remove everything, and lay a footer 3 feet deep, before putting everything back. $$$$$$$
One guy wants to remove the brick and replace them with stone work. It won't match the rest of the house, so he proposed covering the rest of the brick around the house with thin matching stone. $$$$$$$$$$$
At this point, we are pretty sure they just don't want to sign on for such a small job. And Home Advisor keeps emailing my husband nagging for reviews for a job that hasn't been done yet.
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