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that is my last option. It is a solid wall and i am going to paint over anyway. it is just the surface a bit loose and porous and I am not sure that I can properly paint it. I just want to make the pointing surface paintable in other words.

What shall I use?

My garden wall pointing is a bit slack in some points but relevantly solid for just a boundary wall. I prefer to avoid repointing and just cure the surface of the pointing. What can I use to stabilize the slack pointing? Liquid water and cement mix? PVA? Exterior filler? Tiles grout...

Apart from repointing my old and previously painted garden brick wall. How can i prepare slack pointing for painting?

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Hello, My garden wall has developed some cracks from subsiding. There was a big tree nearby which was removed last year. Some smaller cracks are in the middle of the wall and a big one from top to bottom in the corner. I started from the main body of the wall, cleaning the cracks and pouring...

I have an old garden wall, 1.5 meters tall by 25 meters long. I would like to add 0.5 meters high trellis on top of the wall. The wall is very old and I would not like to support the trellis on the wall or on the solder course. I am thinking supporting the panels on posts, using ground mounted...

Basically my question would be; has anyone used a paint stripping chemical with success in removing exterior masonry paint?

I did not try jet spray. The problem is that the pait does not get soft enough and does not peeling away at all.

I am trying to remove the paint from my garden wall. I did try a non hazardous gel chemical, that can be used also inside, nothing. I then tried another gel chemical, called Paint Panther. After two applications I managed to remove some paint with a wire brush and hard work but still non a clear...

I have started building a straight buttress. Its dimensions are: - Wide, along/facing the wall: 4 bricks, 4 x 102.5 = 410cm - Long, across/away of the wall: 3 bricks, 3 x 215 = 645cm With the mortar comes to 415 cm wide x 650 cm long. Do you think it is strong enough? Or else...

I am using Estuary Yellow Reclaimed Facing Brick. for the first layer I will use engineering bricks.

I am using 5:1:1 mortar mix. I think I will build half on Saturday morning and finish on Sunday afternoon. I keep the bricks dry, though, would it be better if they are a bit wet for the mortar cure?

I am building a wall buttress with base 645 x 615 and 1.5 m tall. I estimate to build 19 layers of bricks with 18 bricks in each layer. Can I build it all in one go? Or the mortar on the lower layers will be compressed from the weight?

I am not sure how old is the wall, it is in bad condition though. In some places the pointing looks like have been used only sand and fals apart. I had a specialist looking to it and said would be best to use 6:1:1 and 2 cm deep. After checking more carefully, in some places, I need to repoint...

A, if it is too difficult to build a leaning buttress, what if a build a 90 degrees one with gradually reducing width to higher level. I can do it 18" or 27" wide.

I have laid the foundation for the buttress, about 50 cm deep and 70 x 70 cm square, so I have plenty of options for the building the buttress and it’s dimensions. If I decide to build a leaning buttress what is the best way of laying the bricks. Shall I start with the inside bricks in contact...

I am repointing an old garden brick wall with 5:1:1 mortar mix. Shall i use silver sand (i find it in 25 kg bags) or soft building sand (i find it in 40 kg bags)? What is the difference?

Shall I use an angle grinder to cut the bricks?

For a sloping buttress, do I need to cut the bricks inside the buttress facing the wall, so they come flat to the wall? or I just cover the gap with mortar?