Recent content by mauro76

Thanks stuart45! On the other hand, I could decide to rake out and repoint at a deeper level, as other mortar could drop. In that case would you go for a lime mortar like NHL 3.5?

stuart45, would you suggest to use a proper lime mortar? Reading around, it could be that they did tuck pointing. https://environment7.uwe.ac.uk/resources/constructionsample/Conweb/walls/solid/section3.htm In some cheaper work tuck pointing was used to emulate the best construction. In...

Here is a picture I took by removing the cast iron air brick: By the entrance door (take in account the plastering on the internal wall): As seen by the bedroom wall (the measure tape is showing where the wall ends): The bricks are about 220 x 63 x 105 mm, which I believe is...

Thanks catlad. See below wall pattern. I'm pretty sure it's solid bricks also because I was told by a company that I couldn't have cavity insulation done as my wall is made of solid brick. I'm not really sure about the construction time thought. Between the house documents there are only...

Hi, I recently bought an house, built around 1930. The internal wall of the bedroom showed some humidity patches, and looking at the outside wall, exposed brick wall, I can see it needs some repointing. Someone recently has made some minor patching in a couple of places using portland...