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Spalling

Flaking of the brick face caused by trapped moisture working through freeze-thaw cycles.

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What is Spalling?

Brick deterioration you can see — the outer face flakes, pops, or crumbles after water soaks in and freezes inside the brick. In DFW, freeze-thaw cycles plus humid summers speed the process up. Waterproofing slows spalling; rebuilding the affected sections is the only real fix.

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