Great demonstration and explanation. Thanks so much. I tuckpointed a flat stone granite wall about 20 years ago, and now need a refresher to repair some of it again. This is perfect!!
Here in atx got a customer wants something like this done not hard I see now may just add it to my list of many jobs and satified customers thanks broo keep up the good work
This is a great fix for a non structural crack in a brick wall, but cement should never be used on a stone wall. Cement traps water in stone causing the stone to erode, the joints to loosen, and causes damp issues in the house. Lime mortar should be used instead. When a crack has occurred as a result of a structural problem, as this one has, the cause of the foundation issue needs to be fixed before the crack or the crack will recur.
Thank you James! Even though you made this video over 3yrs ago, it's helping me on a project I didn't expect to do but needed. I think I followed your method pretty much as you showed and so far so good. I guess, over a period of time, will see if I did it right. Thanks for the help!
Where can I get the same grout color that you used in this video? The grout color of my brick wall looks similar to yours. Big thanks for the information.
Thank you. I just purchased a historic stone home. What do you do for hairline cracks in the stone itself. Also, can a sealant be applied to the stone?
It seems that a proper root cause analysis has not been done. These cracks indicate the settlement of wall. The proposed simple mortar repair will not solve the problem at all. The crack will get opened out again in couple of months. We need to tackle the root of the problem i.e. probably in this case the settlement of wall. We need to stabilize the foundation and then may be stitch the cracks with some reinforcement
