The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:45 pm**

Hi,

We have a substantial amout of wall that was built back in 2007.
All still structually sound, but many area have considerable erosion of the mortar particularly on the horizontal surfaces.

In places it quite soft can easy chip awai at it with a small screwdriver.

Any suggestions on rectification ... is it just standard repointing job ?

Posted: **Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:58 am**

they are some big photies
nothing too hideous there,just freeze thaw cycle and maybe mortar was a bit weak or had fairy in it?
to rectify grind out to 2.5 times the joint width (25mm) clean with fresh clean water and repoint with 3:1 mortar
down here you are looking at around Â£50 a metre for dinged or Â£75 a metre for weatherstruck Â£100 a metre for birdsbeak (looks awful IMHO)
cheers LLL

Posted: **Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:18 am**

Bloody hell! Those photies are larger than life-size! No need!!!!

Posted: **Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:17 pm**

lutonlagerlout wrote:they are some big photies
nothing too hideous there,just freeze thaw cycle and maybe mortar was a bit weak or had fairy in it?
to rectify grind out to 2.5 times the joint width (25mm) clean with fresh clean water and repoint with 3:1 mortar
down here you are looking at around Â£50 a metre for dinged or Â£75 a metre for weatherstruck Â£100 a metre for birdsbeak (looks awful IMHO)
cheers LLL

Ok thanks for the feedback... given another 3 weeks of lock down I'll just crack on and do it myself.

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Erosion of brick mortar