sue w asked:
We have decorative ledgerock on the posts on the front porch of our home half way up the posts. On one post on the front corner the ledgerock is started to turn white. Any ideas what is happening. This is its second winter.
garden decor
We have decorative ledgerock on the posts on the front porch of our home half way up the posts. On one post on the front corner the ledgerock is started to turn white. Any ideas what is happening. This is its second winter.
garden decor
sdvond@sbcglobal.net 10:47 am on June 22, 2009 Permalink
Sounds like the lime is leaching out of the mortor. . A dilute mix of MURIATIC acid should clean up the bricks. Wear rubber gloves and scrub the brick. Rinse well with water.