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So should I tell the builder to wait with the raking out of the mortar until its warmer and we can do pointing too or is it ok to rake out and leave for a week til its warmer to point?

Thanks for the advice The builder wants to 'play it by ear' grind it all out saturday then repoint monday or later if its too cold Is this ok?

Hi there Looking to do some repointing of our exterior walls Weather forecast is due to be freezing next week Should we keep going with this / just rake out old mortar and point later / do nothing ? Many thanks

* sorry when I say brickwork I mean the stone bay window!

thanks for your replies. i will do tomorrow. sorry yes the bay not the window itself. do the cover flashings over the edge of the bay need to be secured down with anything (pic 1 and 2)? it seems to have lifted off the brickwork slightly.

Hi there Recently moved in The slate roof above toilet seems to be leaking above the velux window Here are the pictures The lead flashing at the corner is not pointed into the wall. Would this be enough to cause it or does it look like the whole thing needs redoing? Can you just rake out...

Hi there We have a leaking bay window. Is the lead coming off the side of the wall a cause or should we be looking for something else? What would you use to seal it? Pics attached Many thanks Tim

Hi there Just moved into 1912 house Damp on the walls in kitchen Does this look like penetrating damp and would you say the pointing is bad enough to cause this? Seems to have an old rentokil DPC Pics attached Many thanks Tim