Hi
My garden wall has not been well maintained since it was built 100 years ago. On the most exposed parts of the wall, the mortar is almost completely gone. Surprisingly it is still solid so a friend and I spent a day repointing the deepest gaps. I'm not too worried about the finish as I will be putting trellace over it when I returf the lawn.
However in a couple of spots the top few layers of bricks are completely loose. I have removed those that just lift off and will be cementing them back in shortly.
My question is what should I do about the gap between the two skins?
I'm tempted to fill it with cement as I go but is this unnecessary? It will be quite a lot!
It looks like it has previously had all sorts of junk stuffed down there, either when it was built or when it was repaired previously. I guess this was a bodge job.
See attached pictures.
Advice appreciated. Thanks.
My garden wall has not been well maintained since it was built 100 years ago. On the most exposed parts of the wall, the mortar is almost completely gone. Surprisingly it is still solid so a friend and I spent a day repointing the deepest gaps. I'm not too worried about the finish as I will be putting trellace over it when I returf the lawn.
However in a couple of spots the top few layers of bricks are completely loose. I have removed those that just lift off and will be cementing them back in shortly.
My question is what should I do about the gap between the two skins?
I'm tempted to fill it with cement as I go but is this unnecessary? It will be quite a lot!
It looks like it has previously had all sorts of junk stuffed down there, either when it was built or when it was repaired previously. I guess this was a bodge job.
See attached pictures.
Advice appreciated. Thanks.