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Let's get one thing out of the way first. Your brick wall isn't actually breathing. It doesn't inhale. It doesn't exhale. And if yours starts doing either one, you have a considerably different problem than the one we're discussing today. When people in construction say masonry needs to "breathe," we're talking about moisture movement. Brick, block, stone, and mortar are not completely waterproof materials. Moisture can enter masonry, move through portions of the wall system, and eventually need …

Restoring Ancient Structures in Italy There are old buildings. And then there are buildings that were already old before many modern countries existed. Italy is filled with structures that have survived centuries of weather, wars, earthquakes, changing cities, and generations of human use. Roman amphitheaters. Aqueducts. Temples. Stone walls. Ancient roads. Historic churches and public buildings. Some have stood for well over a thousand years. Others date back more than two thousand. Keeping str …