Originally Posted by
Champ967
Ummm ... no. Pressure washing bricks strips off the fire-skin and creates millions of tiny pits and crevasses that moisture can penetrate. After a couple of freeze-thaw cycles, the masonry will start to chip and fail. This creates even more and larger spaces for moisture to infiltrate, accelerating the process.
Nothing says "I have no idea what I'm doing" quite like "Let's powerwash these bricks!"
(Or, alternately .... "I'm a Louisiana public official who promised my buddy I would buy a bunch of his bricks, but first I need to create a need for them.")