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diyfiesta
Hello,
I've been re-pointing my garden wall with some ready mix mortar, the type that's in a bucket and you just add water.
The mortar itself seems really good, and has strengthened the wall no end. It seems to suck itself in nicely which has left the 'curve' I made a little more concave than I wanted but that's another story.
My question is that the mortar has dried to a very light gray colour and nothing like the surrounding (really old mortar), is this something that will darken over time or should I look for a different type of mortar before doing the rest of the wall.
The wall itself is very old and subject to loads of road wear (its right next to a busy road), the bricks are a dark colour and not the 'red' house brick type and the original mortar is really old and flakey.
Whilst I'm here, how would you suggest replacing the odd brick on top course? I could knock them out and turn it over? I was worried about finding similar bricks to replace it.
Cheers for any tips
I've been re-pointing my garden wall with some ready mix mortar, the type that's in a bucket and you just add water.
The mortar itself seems really good, and has strengthened the wall no end. It seems to suck itself in nicely which has left the 'curve' I made a little more concave than I wanted but that's another story.
My question is that the mortar has dried to a very light gray colour and nothing like the surrounding (really old mortar), is this something that will darken over time or should I look for a different type of mortar before doing the rest of the wall.
The wall itself is very old and subject to loads of road wear (its right next to a busy road), the bricks are a dark colour and not the 'red' house brick type and the original mortar is really old and flakey.
Whilst I'm here, how would you suggest replacing the odd brick on top course? I could knock them out and turn it over? I was worried about finding similar bricks to replace it.
Cheers for any tips