Thanks Tim! That’s great news, it’s easy isn’t it 😜

Thanks Paul, I’ll be shooting some more videos once the weather warms up a bit. 👍

Your very welcome, I will do a video on mortar mixes and matching mortars shortly. No need to pva the wall prior to pointing just a moistened joint is sufficient. Keep the mortar moist to prevent from drying to quick and cover.

Do have a read of Building Research Establishment Good Repair Guide No 24 on repointing as it should answer all your questions and more!

Yes I have but I didn’t really rate it, like you say maybe ok for small amounts and perp ends.

Glad I could help 👍

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington have you got a video on whether struck pointing too 👌🤔👍

Are you matching to an existing mortar already in place or are you doing weather struck on the whole property? Reason being some people do it slightly different, maybe send me a picture via email if you want? and I can do a video demonstrating that particular finish for you.

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington it's the side and front of a bungalow.👍it looks like someome attempted to repoint it at some stage in a whether struck stile but not very well hahaha. I was looking at Rob songers videos on repointing an was thinking of doing it in a similar way. was just curious seeing your way of doing it

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington if you send me your email I'll send you a few pics tomorrow if you want mate 👍😉 thans for the reply 👍😀

Depending on how soft it is, I would aim for anything between 25 & 50 sqm

It’s well worth it, no more sludge, cleaning and annoying neighbours 👍

Yeah, it’s easy!! Good luck 🤞

Give it a good hose down after and concentrate not only about removing the dust from the joint but spray the hose on full at the brick to get in those dips of the brick. If the hose doesn’t work try agitating with a fairly stiff brush or last resort a jet wash.

The dust extractor is a Hilti vc 40 u and the angle grinder is a dcg125s with a extraction hood for cutting. You can hire the vacuums from travis Perkins or some tool hire companies but you may need to purchase the grinder and extractor hood or just the extractor hood.

If it’s a hard cement mortar your removing then I would recommend a diamond cutting blade that’s say 3mm thick or if it’s soft you could use an allsaw

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington 1920s house and you can break it away with your fingertips some what.what about a mortar rake?.thanks👍.

Yes that’s right only companies with a timco account can sell these blades, if you go with a 10mm blade it will give you that much more life and also when using dust extraction it helps not having to do several passes on the same joint. Obviously the thinner the joint the thinner the blade. Keep hold of the thin blades if they aren’t completely worn as they come in handy on hard mortars. 👍 I think it’s around £30 plus vat

It is usually the moisture being absorbed by the brick but due to a inadequate flashing as generally they are only set in by 20mm. Check the flashing first, you could consider a masonry cream but solve the problem first and you shouldn’t need to.

If it’s hard mortar leave it, if soft all I can say is be very careful. Try not to physically touch the dpc, especially when grinding.

Thanks for the reply. Will need to come out as even if the old mortar was hard it would stick out like a sore thumb. Will avoid grinder and manually take it out, avoiding the DPC!

Hilti 125mm grinder and cutting hood

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington thanks mate! will give it a try!

Always top to bottom, this is because if you point from the bottom any mortar dropping down will potentially leave crumbs on the newly pointed areas.

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington Thank you. I understand that aspect. I am more concerned with incrementally adding more weight from the new mortar above on the lower bricks that have weakened mortar, often a reason for lower mortar deterioration to begin with. If this is not likely the case, I am good with top to bottom.

Hi Hewitt, this would only be an issue if all of the bricks were on a full wet bed of mortar but as it’s only 25% of the mortar being pointed and 75% already set hard for some time now, no movement will occur. Hope this helps.

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington Indeed! Thank you so much for your help!

@@hewittmcelroy3711 So you thought your intuition was better than the knowledge and experience of the mason you hired? hahaha

Hi Jamie, it really depends on the quality of the blade, there is such a vast difference between blades over here. It all depends on the strength of the mortar and the blade. I would get a few different blades to see what performs best under different mortar strengths.

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington hey mate quick story I just let go of a $8700 USA dollar job due to the lack of communication between the owner and I. The owner is 90 but called for my service on a commercial building he owns long story short he let me go threw a middle man instead of him. I pulled permit the day before I was going to start notified the painter which was the middle man everything was threw a text if he got back to u I told him I'd start tomorrow with owners blessing called owner 3 times within 6 hours no answer I told them both find someone else. Would u put up with that I'm sure u wouldn't. It made me sick to let that go but I felt it wasn't a solid job meaning if there acting like this now who's to say is get payed when I'm done if he's not answering my phone call. What do u think was I wrong

Hi Jamie, It’s a lot to lose but if the client isn’t returning calls etc then it would ring alarm bells for me also. Sounds as though you done the right thing as you wouldn’t want to complete the job and not get paid. If they really want you to do it then I’m sure they will call you back.

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington I think I did the right thing and let it go. It was a lesson to them u won't find a young lady that is on time and pulls permit and is good at communication. Didn't sit well with me they'll be many others.

Hi Ian, if it’s a hard mortar it can be quite tedious even to a professional. With hard mortar a 10mm thick blade will be hard going, in this instance I would use a thin mortar raking blade as it cuts through quicker and easier. Price wise generally goes from £20-£60 a square metre. Hope this helps 👍

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington how much would you charge for coloured mortar to match brick and lime putty finish per sq

This is all Hilti equipment available only through Hilti website. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for your reply man , thanks for sharing wisdom.

I’d say that sounds fair enough Jamie, have you got the job?

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington got the call I got it

Hilti 40litre vacuum

Would u say at 30 litre vacuum would be fine

Yes definitely, it just means you’ll empty it slightly more, I don’t use bags, just empty it straight into a large gorilla tub and then into a rubble sack, but up to you.

I'm sorry for being a pain but how to u calculate how much sand and cement needed I know how to work it out fir pre bagged mortar just not sand and cement

Hi Jamie, yes a 5” inch diamond blade, are you based in England?

The states mate. I specialize in brick and stone pointing and I make alot of money just doing that

Would be keen to do this in the states, nice climate too! Love all the stone walling and veneers. Where in the states?

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington Rhode island

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington I do brick pointing stone pointing, waterproofing, stuff like that and do brick rehabilitation and small block work just started buisness last year it's tough but I'm staying alive

the client wanted it repointed for aesthetics more than solving a problem.

In the late 60’s it was common to use a 6 sand 1 cement and 1 hydrated lime mix.

West sussex

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington thank you …I am looking for someone as good as you in north Manchester…

Put it this way Jamie $1600 seems a bit expensive even with the conversion for replacing 10 bricks but if you can get it and the customers are happy, then retire early 🤣

Sorry, realised you were referring to the video. Just over $2000

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington that's what I say. I didn't even want the job it's 10 spalled bricks on 4 brick risers I said labor and materials included 1,600 the customer said can u start Monday? Lol like u said if u can get it can't get mad at me for getting it lol. Restoration is better than building meaning brick and stone pointing waterproofing, etc

@@CoastalWallTiesRustington over 2,000 USA dollars how many square feet is that

645 square feet

You can do it anyway you like doesn’t make it wrong or right.