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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:30 pm
by dig dug dan
you can see where the pointing was finished, in the lower half of the wall, the rest is obviously crumbling.
last time i saw this, it was a sabotage by someone adding sugar to the mix, but thats another story!
Silly question, but why can't the wall be re-pointed? it wouldn't take long with a jointing gun, and some easipoint, and a raking attachment on an angle grinder would work well.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:53 pm
by lutonlagerlout
PM tracey
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:24 pm
by gardeninggal
Thanks so much guys,
The mortar was mixed in a mixer - and I did it! It had the consistency it usually has when I work with mortar - could the cement have gone off? I didn't point after building, but striked (think this is the correct word!!)the bricks as I was going along - is it best to point after? They've now completely knocked the wall down so if its a re-build, it'll be from scratch.
Hey ho, and so it goes....
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:26 pm
by lutonlagerlout
here is one i did last week
i wanted to post the herringbone tegula anyway,but the curved wall got me thinking,the radius was 5.7m on this wall
have to say marshals drivesett duo is a good idea ,till you start flipping the blocks and the nibs clash
also it was a headache with the cuts as they dont work 2 for 1 like normal herringbone with 200 by 100s
thanks to the gaffer for suggesting the tegula h-bone ,but flipping colours is a nightmare,
LLL
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:36 pm
by andpartington
love the pillar capping lll
v nice bit of work there 
andy
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:31 pm
by GB_Groundworks
qudos for the pillar very nice piece of work, top stuff and i like the pattern of the blocks
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:37 pm
by TheVictorianCobbleCo
You say "they" have knocked the wall completely down now, is that for you to rebuild, or others? If others, on your side you were prepared to make the wall good, and that shouldn't be contested. So , I would look at what it cost me to rebuild it (costing out fairly and properly) and offer the client half of that as settlement. Should she refuse, then she must sue, and that would cost her far more in time and money, with no clear chance of winning. Did you have a written agreement limiting yourself to exclude consequential damage?
Without being too harsh the wall does look iffey, so get some guidance with the next one and take the time to back yourself up on paper. It saves tears.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:06 pm
by DNgroundworks
Very nice LLL ive just done one similar out of terca select brick, alot of job satisfaction i find when doing the smaller more detailed brickwork like above.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:36 pm
by lutonlagerlout
cheers peeps,took me about an hour to set out and do each pier cap,which i could have done quicker but when its a half a million quid house the clients like that sort of detail
LLL
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:12 pm
by Pablo
That pillar cap is well done don't see that too often. Good work mate.