tonygg Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hi, I have a crack in the brickwork of an old (80 yrs ?) house.Its maybe 10mm wide in places, mainly mortar is cracked and an odd brick. The bricks are engineering bricks I think. Had a structural engineer who said its historic. Whats the best mortar to repair it with please ? Ive been looking at something called hybrid resin mortar that looks very strong, would that be suitable ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 This may explain the damp issues in your other thread. Any mortar will be better than the crack. Does not need to be strong or hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 hours ago, tonygg said: Whats the best mortar to repair it with please ? Ive been looking at something called hybrid resin mortar that looks very strong, would that be suitable ? In 1930s bricks I would be using a softer lime repair mortar not resin as that’s for reinforcing joints. 1:1:6 cement, lime, sand and mix well but make sure the joints are well raked out and damp when they are done. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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