Hi ,
Once again, as a keen DIY'er, I've tried to do something as simple as brick up a doorway and I've been thwarted by bricks that don't want to lay, and mortar that doesn't want to stick to the bloody bricks, lol !!
I'd spent all morning and half the afternoon toothing out the doorway where I could, and using a wall starter kit where I couldn't, and thought I'd have enough time to brick up the outer leaf, as this would make the house secure. I'd also spent ages cleaning up some old bricks from the offshot kitchen I've just demolished, so the bricks for the doorway were the right size and colour to blend in.
I can turn my hand to most things, but I've always struggled with bricks and mortar. I've recently watched a million and fifteen video's on how to lay bricks, mix and lay mortar, and use a trowel properly, and I went into this (relatively) full of confidence. But within half an hour I'd given up on the trowel because the mortar wasn't sticking to the bricks, and I was using my hands to put the mortar in place !! .
Why can't I lay bloody bricks, why won't the mortar stick to the bloody bricks.......it's sooooo frustrating, lol !!
(I can't take the risk of bodging this, as eventually most of this bricked up doorway is going to be a column supporting an RSJ as part of my house extension, so I'll have to get a pro in)
Once again, as a keen DIY'er, I've tried to do something as simple as brick up a doorway and I've been thwarted by bricks that don't want to lay, and mortar that doesn't want to stick to the bloody bricks, lol !!
I'd spent all morning and half the afternoon toothing out the doorway where I could, and using a wall starter kit where I couldn't, and thought I'd have enough time to brick up the outer leaf, as this would make the house secure. I'd also spent ages cleaning up some old bricks from the offshot kitchen I've just demolished, so the bricks for the doorway were the right size and colour to blend in.
I can turn my hand to most things, but I've always struggled with bricks and mortar. I've recently watched a million and fifteen video's on how to lay bricks, mix and lay mortar, and use a trowel properly, and I went into this (relatively) full of confidence. But within half an hour I'd given up on the trowel because the mortar wasn't sticking to the bricks, and I was using my hands to put the mortar in place !! .
Why can't I lay bloody bricks, why won't the mortar stick to the bloody bricks.......it's sooooo frustrating, lol !!
(I can't take the risk of bodging this, as eventually most of this bricked up doorway is going to be a column supporting an RSJ as part of my house extension, so I'll have to get a pro in)