H F Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 We need to do some pointing work around our brickwork in a couple of areas where the mortar has crumbled out - please see photos. Is the pointing work as "simple" as mixing up the right mortar (I was thinking of going with a lime and sand mortar, not cement), getting on a ladder and filling in the gaps and then smoothing the mortar out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Other than the hole on the top right, none of that is deep enough to worry about. It’s bits crumbled away but the remainder is sound from the looks of it. Also looks like someone has had a go already with a cement based mortar over the top, probably what has fallen out. To do it properly you need to rake it out to at least 25-30mm depending on the pointing finish and clean out the joints and repoint it properly. Put a 5-10mm skim over those joints and it’s going to fall off in 12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Thanks Peter - if I wanted to fill the hole, would you recommend that I go with a lime/sand mortar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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