Brick Wall Repair

FreeBear

Danny30 said: Also, It is solid now but is it a normal for tiny bits of stones too come off when running my finger's over the mortar?  

Leave it well alone for 48 hours to give time for the cement to set. Once it has gone hard, all those little stones & course grains of sand will be locked firmly in place.

Jeepers_Creepers

That's a darned fine job, Danny!

And its Stuart and not Stewart.

Tho' I doubt it's the first time he's had to cope with that :-)

It takes a day or more before it's fully set, so - yes - bits will come off if you rub it. Tsk...

Danny30

Oops, sorry Stuart. Thank you guys for all your help and will post pictures when I finish the wall which due to work will probably be next week. 

stuart45

Don't worry, I'll get over it with counselling 

Jeepers_Creepers

stuart45 said:

Don't worry, I'll get over it with counselling 

That's a great attitude Fred.

Danny30

Quick question. Is there any easier way to clear the lumpy and older paint off without a hammer and chisel as I am trying to do some now and it is endless task. 

stuart45

These are good if the paint is a bit brittle. Don't need to hit them hard, but the bricks look a bit soft so you need to be careful.
Draper 57539 | DW Toolshop

Jeepers_Creepers

What are your plans, Danny? To repaint it?

If so, don't ache over this too much - just remove the obvious flaky stuff. Use whatever does the job - I've been known to resort to old wood chisels for similar...

Once cleaned up off loose bits, give it a good wire brushing, and then Stabilising solution until it stops soaking it up.

Then paint.

Or do you want to show off your wonderful pointing?   Wouldn't blame you...

Danny30

Jeepers_Creepers said:

What are your plans, Danny? To repaint it?

If so, don't ache over this too much - just remove the obvious flaky stuff. Use whatever does the job - I've been known to resort to old wood chisels for similar...

Once cleaned up off loose bits, give it a good wire brushing, and then Stabilising solution until it stops soaking it up.

Then paint.

Or do you want to show off your wonderful pointing?   Wouldn't blame you...

I was planning to paint it again.

I would have liked to see what it looks like without any paint but removing all the paint would probably take weeks. There are 2 of those walls as well.

Some of the paint is on quite thickly.