repointing brickwork

dexterwolf

There are a couple of areas that may need repointing on my house. Has anyone had similar work done and if so what rough cost. Also if I was going to get the whole house repointed ( 2 bed semidetached ) what rough figure would the cost be.

cyclonebri1

dexterwolf wrote: »

There are a couple of areas that may need repointing on my house. Has anyone had similar work done and if so what rough cost. Also if I was going to get the whole house repointed ( 2 bed semidetached ) what rough figure would the cost be.

Have you any DIY ability?

It's not too difficult now that super sized extruder guns are available, but boy is it mind numbingly boring:D

suisidevw

The full house would be huge price.

Definitely possible for you to do yourself if you have an ounce of DIY ability.

I pointed a large part of the below. Took weeks and weeks!

cyclonebri1

It would have taken me months and month,

suisidevw wrote: »

The full house would be huge price.

Definitely possible for you to do yourself if you have an ounce of DIY ability.

I pointed a large part of the below. Took weeks and weeks!

;)Plus an angle grinder with a mortar rake, probably three blades for that size, and the good old multi nozzle pointing gun,

I think it needs a pound of DIY ability and a ton of patience:D:D

maintenanceman

Plugging chisel and small pointing trowel it has been. More important is to match the brick colour or existing pointing colour.

cyclonebri1

tony6403 wrote: »

I lay and repoint bricks quite often, and have tried grinders and pointing guns.
Each to their own way but they are not my choice.
With a grinder irrepairable brick damage is easily caused with the slightest deviation of the machine.
The pointing guns can be a real pain - mortar does not flow like other gunnable substances ( e.g. silicone , glue , caulk ). Even with the use of plasticisers it clogs and, with that extra bit of pressure on the handle to force the mortar out, can create a real mess.
So , for me , it is a plugging chisel and trowel which I choose.
The guns can be useful if you have very deep voids which the trowel might not fully fill.

I'm old school but did find the angle grinder much much quicker, and the same with the gun, each to his own I guess.

BUT, you are absolutely right about damage from the mortar rake blade but I found a solution to that that at least worked for me.

I temporarily welded a piece of 16g steel to the grinder blade guard, ok, you have to plunge unguided but the steel follows the blade and provided you keep the grinder level it makes it much better.
I didn't use it for vertical joints but I suppose you could do something similar to prevent plunging in too deep.

Anyway, not trying to sway anyone, just thought it a useful tip;);)

suisidevw

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

It would have taken me months and month,

;)Plus an angle grinder with a mortar rake, probably three blades for that size, and the good old multi nozzle pointing gun,

I think it needs a pound of DIY ability and a ton of patience:D:D

LOTS of patience! We had a Polish fella going ahead of us (my friend and I) who ground out all the joints then washed down the wall. We followed, one 'squeezing in' via an old large sealant tube and gun and the other with the trowel!

craigthebricky

hi im a bricklayer and i have my own unique method although similar i can repoint a typical 3 bed detached house in ten days by myself, this is a job that needs to be done by someone with the training and experience, i offer a competitive price followed by competence,down south but will travel, email:building.in.bournemouth@gmail.com

Mark_Mark

craigthebricky wrote: »

hi im a bricklayer and i have my own unique method although similar i can repoint a typical 3 bed detached house in ten days by myself, this is a job that needs to be done by someone with the training and experience, i offer a competitive price followed by competence,down south but will travel, email:building.in.bournemouth@gmail.com

Good of you to join up and find an old thread to plug your business. Have you got a mobile number too?

craigthebricky

I don't like to put numbers on here as I end up getting lots of calls from advertising agency's ( difficult when trying to work on scaffolding etc) feel free to email me and we can establish contact quotes, references and prev work available for viewing thank you for your comment
Craig.