On the squirrel removal, best to call a trapper or get a trap.
That area agains the home can be covered with some heavy guage counter flashing and sealed up prior to that with some fast setting mort ... read more
What causes large gaps between window frames and the brick of my home? It looks like someone tried to caulk it previously, but it just pulled away again.
Expansion and contraction, as mentioned previously, is a big driver of sealant failure.
The other part that was not discussed in moisture content. Brick is largely moisture open and capillary draw of ... read more