Recent content by camerart

Hi All, I have 'J''s mortar raker, and a reciprocating saw with tungsten blade, and a disc cutter. I find the disk cutter difficult because I lose track of the line of mortar, and damage bricks (old age I think?) C

Hi All, It's possible that I don't have to do it, and someone else will do it, so I'm just planning in case! There is an air-brick at the bottom of the picture, and the damp course is just below it. I suspect that there is brick rubble bridging the cavity, from an upstairs window addition...

Hi W, Good idea. C

Hi L, Ah so! C

Hi O, He's far more skilled than me! C

Hi N, I will seal the angle with silicon liquid. Not professional, but that's the plan! C

Hi N, I plan to cut the angle on ordinary reclaimed bricks that I have. C

Hi W, The rest of the house is lime mortar, so I suspect the hardness is recent pointing, so no problem C

H Hi J, I may not have to replace them, but I'm preparing if I do. They spalled spalled. C

Hi 23, Ok, thanks. C

Hi, I may have to replace the spalled bricks shown in the photo. Is it safe to remove them all in one go? It's below a bay window. C

Hi S, That worked a treat :) C

Hi B, I bought a new Toyota Corolla car derived van, and still under guarantee the screen 'went'. It needed a reset password, which must be somewhere, and I had tried 3x suggestions. I took it to the dealership, where I get it serviced and told them about the screen was faulty, and had 9x...

Hi B, I have a Toyota, so they would be good, also the Primastar, as I could do exchange. I also looked at MAN, as they are cheaper than the very similar VW It's difficult to find a van with a roof high enough to stand up in, and preferably not white. I went into Ford a while ago, when I had...

Hi, So I have another post (OLD) asking which van to buy. I want a mid length van, that I can stand up in. The vehicle I have now is hybrid, so automatic, and I like it, but I like my Renault Master van which was change gear. Now noting the comments above, which van? C