Bricklaying - How to Replace damaged bricks on walls. 

Thanks for the comment Donald 👍 it must be daunting to anyone who hasn’t done anything like that but it’s actually fairly straight forward, you can take approx 4 bricks out horizontally without the need for props and if you were to lose any bricks above that it would only be a triangle shape as the rest will be supported by each other. Hopefully that makes sense?

You are very welcome

Thanks Tim, I really appreciate your comment and all the comments I get, it’s nice to know that I’m helping people out. More videos will come.

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks 👍

Thanks 👍 I love Canada, such a great country. 🇨🇦

Glad it helped

Makes it nice and easy 👍

It’s certainly another way of doing it 👍

Thank you, I do normally wear eye protection👍

and hearing protection!

Yes if it’s upvc then we will remove but cast iron ones we chisel behind

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington 👍 thanks one more question sorry but do you charge extra for different shapes

Yes, each style requires a varied amount of time, so price according to how long it takes you.

I would only do three in a row to be safe.

Yes, I was sure it would be something like that, thanks 🙂@@CoastalWallTiesRustington

Just be cautious when adding water as the moisture content of the sand will vary greatly. Always add a small amount at a time and give it a good mix before adding more. No such thing as perfect but you can get pretty close 👍

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington Thanks. I think I figured it out yesterday after experimenting. When using a mixer, I found it was ready when it became sloppy. So, the moment it went from being stiff when turned with a gauging trowel to soft, it was ready. Using a firmer mix made it impossible to butter the bricks (even though the bricks were wet) and any mortar on the top or sides would be pushed off rather than moving into the space desired.

Hi Christy, I wouldn’t be able to tell you unless I looked at it unfortunately but it would almost certainly would have built using lime putty. The bricks and mortar will be very dry in the loft and will need to be sufficiently wetted prior to any pointing, due to the extreme temperatures within the loft space. You may want to consider roof ventilation once pointed etc to help prolong the life of the new mortar once done.

It will be fairly water resistant but any wall, even one with immaculate pointing can absorb moisture and it can come through if the rain is driven by a strong wind. Generally happens to single skin garages in the autumn/winter due to low temperatures and long periods of rain.

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington Thanks for the reply 👍 would you recommend water proofers such as stormdry or Thompson's water seal?

You could use stormdry if the wall isn’t painted, which ‘should’ prevent the water coming through, it’s definitely the best one on the market to date. Alternatively if it wouldn’t look out of place, you could consider the option of cement board cladding ( if you want it to look like a beach hut ) this would make it fully waterproof.

Entirely up to you the way you do it, but generally speaking if you chisel out the brick, you have a good chance of debris falling into the cavity. 👍

On that particular job it’s East Sussex but we cover sussex and hampshire

It was repointed and yes a little corner came off but nothing too drastic. Always one who picks holes 🤣

Unbelievable! Sounds like I need to immigrate.

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington all it is is 5 single bricks on 3 separate stair risers that are Spalled and a corner that needs to be cut and plugged which is 3 bricks. I gave a wacky price threw a text two minutes later customer said yes that's fine can u start Monday? Lol

It was spalling and the client wanted the brick replaced prior to repointing the entire elevation

Grinder doesn't reach the back tho

See you know your stuff,😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

If I wanted to bodge it, then that would certainly be a good way of doing it 🤣

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington its not a bodge it's a perfectly acceptable method plus you get 2 bricks for the price of 1 invaluable when replacements are hard to source also certain roof tiles eg kent pegs cut to size will do the trick

Totally acceptable if your short on matching bricks etc 👍

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As long as you work in a triangle shape you wouldn’t need to support the brickwork, however I wouldn’t take out more than 4 bricks wide without support