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how heavy are u mate is there a weight limit on the bath??

I've done some work on older properties and in a lot of cases in you remove the spalled (ie blown face of brick) you can turn them round and rebed in there by matching existing brickwork as for lime putty never used it , but would say that pointing in cement based mortar over the top of lime...

hi I think from what you've said your right to have concerns, the reason the ties are loose is probably because they forgot to bed them in at the appropiate course and have pushed them in afterwards, therefore they are not doing what there designed to, I would have look and make sure they've...

hi , plasticiser creates tiny bubbles in the mortar, it aerates it if u like making it a lot easier to work with, probably more useful to a proffesional who is laying all day, small projects not really an issue. I think what you mean or need in the mix is retarder, ready mix delivered on site...

Oh forgot to add helps a lot if you use a semi dry mortar when repointing make it too wet then you increase diffculty and time taken......

yeah sponge is good idea... if you not well practiced, least your filling the joint up which is the main point (no pun intended)......keep at it.

giving your best price ? yeah like thats gonna happen , take a look at the customers car house etc and make an informed guess at what they can afford, that's if you want the job else just take the **** with a over the top quote, u never know they may be stupid enough to say ok when can you start...

Mr m bricklaying is'nt a science, as for perpends or cross joints , they say you should butter up for a lest 80% of the joint, when you lay the brick it's best to have enough on the brick so that (1) it creates a full flush joint (makes pointing soooo much easier and faster ( just one stroke of...

how much willing to pay? thought that was obvouis u would want the best price , but how much day rate these day's?

Do one job to create another???, do the job right first. If you've done repointing before then this explanation might make a bit of sense.... 1, when you have the mortar on you're trowel ( bricklaying trowel) flattern in down , so much so that when you take it of with you're pointing trowel...

hi I did city & guilds brickwork late 80's just before it changed to nvq, used to get 70 a day , then come out of it early nineties when things went a bit tit's up . What day rate would i be likely to get these days??