What makes masonry & tuckpointing in Niagara-on-the-Lake its own problem
The honest summary of masonry & tuckpointing in Niagara-on-the-Lake is that the work is simple and the diagnosis is not.
The swing between a January cold snap and a February thaw can move a masonry assembly enough to open joints that looked sound in the fall.
Infill and renovation work in Niagara-on-the-Lake frequently reroutes venting without re-sizing it, and undersized or over-long runs are the single most common cause of poor draft we see.
Across Garrison Village, Line 3, St. Davids, Line 1 and Old Town, the housing stock changes street by street, and the correct method changes with it. A century home with a soft-brick stack does not get the same treatment as a 2010 build with a factory-built vent — using one method on both is how systems get damaged.
If you live anywhere near the Shaw Festival, the practical takeaway is that a masonry & tuckpointing visit should start with an assessment, not a tool. Any crew that begins work before telling you what they found is guessing on your behalf.