Brick

[miah]

Is there anything to protect bricks from being damaged by rain cracks etc....

Any type of clear vanish for bricks etc...


Thanks,

 

[Thermo]

You can get water seal products such as thompsons water seal, however bricks are designed to get wet. If they are part of a cavity wall, they are designed to allow the passage of water so that walls can dry out. It will also take them a long time to be damagaed by the effects of the weather. Why do you want to seal them and in what circumstance?

Thermo

 

[miah]

Many Thanks for your advise.

I just thought by sealing it will be the best way to protect the wall from weather.

Condition of the wall is OK but in same places i will need to re-point it. The Wall is not cavity. Also, I thought by sealing it the wall will last for a log time?

 

[Thermo]

How old is your house, and how do you know its not cavity construction?

 

[miah]

House was built in 1902, it's quick old. You can tell it's not cavity by looking at the bricks i.e one is big and one is small. In cavity wall you don't have this?

 

[Thermo]

sounds about right for the age. However it makes it harder for the wall to dry out from any moisture that enters it if its sealed. The house has been standing for 100 years, believe me the bricks will last another several hundred. Youd be better off spending your time carrying out the repointing, but check to make sure you use the right type of mortar

 

[miah]

Many Thanks Thermo

What is right type of mortar for repointing? just sand and cement will that be OK?