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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

Hi S, Now that's clever! C

Hi F, Yes, I suppose a roof rack would also help. C

Hi All, Thanks all! Are these wet belts what I have always known as camshaft belts? Anyway, it's certainly worth some care or even avoidance. C

Hi S, I guess you mean that the mortar on top of the brick pushes out, not the whole brick, then ok. I was thinking about your previous comment regarding cement pushed into the cavity, and thought, any mortar on the brick, may get pushed back out, but any mortar on the bricks in the hole may...

Hi, I recently heard about wet belts, in especially Ford vans, and they seem a bit of a problem sometimes. Has anyone any experience with them, and would you avoid buying a van with one? C