I don't think it would look very nice, can you post a photo of what the neighbour did?
That's quite a polite way of putting it.
I don't think it would look very nice, can you post a photo of what the neighbour did?
You can remove bricks left of the red line. Any bricks right of the red line form part of the window reveal and some will have fixings in them for the window and are best left alone.
To get a single column of bricks you would need to use a cutting disc to remove the half bricks that stick out, then you would need to fit some ties (frame cramps)to the house wall to tie back your single column of bricks.
I don't think it would look very nice, can you post a photo of what the neighbour did?
... my earlier post I said, "I can see..." should have said, "I can't see..."
If the bricks are tied in to the house, why not lower the wall away from the house at 45 degrees until you reach the desired height?
You'll just need a grinder to cut the bricks in-situ.
Or pop them from the house wall out and replace them, not like you're short on spare matching bricks
This is one of my neighbour's wall. They've dropped there's considerably. I've noticed theres quite a lot of mortar between the two walls (particularly near window ledge), which ideally i'd like to avoid.
To remove to where I have drawn you will need to drill out one bed joint to remove the interlocked brick. A fairly simple job of stitch drill with a decent size masonry bit say about 8mm diameter and at least 150mm long (get a 200mm if you can).
Cutting the bricks is simple enough with am angle grinder and a diamond cutting blade. The thing is to cut deep into the face of the brick and then you can use a bolster to snap the rest off.
Have you asked your neighbour if his bricks were tied into the house brickwork or if they were tied with brackets/loop ties?
Have to agree, that mortar is horrifying!
That's horrible.
Fix some trellis, with or without a pot plant and climber.
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