mortar joint

I have 1930-40 house with what I've been told is accrington brick. The mortar looks like a black ash mix which appears to be poorly pointed with some red dyed mortar which has blown out in multiple places. The full house need repointing and I wanted to ask what would be the best mortar mix for...

Evening, Have been repointing my driveway which has 'crazy paving'. Some of the stones get dislodged when removing the mortar so I'm not wanting to repoint the ones with very fine cracks in the mortar. Is there a product / way to fill the fine cracks without removing the mortar and possibly...

Hi All - Bought a house with lovely white painted rendered garden walls with York stone caps. Every cement joint between the stone caps bleeds horrible dirty brown stains down the walls. How do I stop this from happening? Repainting lasts a month, if that. As you can see, these walls have fence...

I am doing a patio with pure mint flags and want a light coloured (no iron stains either from normal mortar) joints filled with something strong i.e. grout or mortar? Conflicting opinions from 2 builders: 1 says go for easy jointing compound, swept in and done in no time. The other suggests...

Hi all, I just wanted to ask some advice please. I've recently had builders start on a single storey rear extension and they have just now started laying the bricks for DPC, however I'm a little bit concerned about the quality of the bricklaying as there appear to be many gaps in the mortar...

Hi. I’ve had a good look through all the posts but can’t find anything that matches my problem. I have a 5m x 2.5m single skin brick detached garage with an apex tiled roof. The garage sits on a concrete block foundation which is at the top of a fairly steep garden and public footpath. One side...

Hi, We are looking to tart up our dated swimming pool but not sure what to do. Grateful of any help. We have a pool which is semi submerged and patio slabs surround it. We've pressure washed the slaps this weekend and it's blown away all the old cement/grout. It's left about an inch gap...

I'm building a new doorstep. I've smashed out the existing one which was bedded on loose rubble filled with sand, contained by an outer edge of mortared bricks. Current goal is to get a solid foundation on which I can mortar some new bricks and top with paving slabs. The new doorstep is going...

My old 1880s victorian terrace has the usual rear addition kitchen with bathroom above. The London stock bricks have been painted about halfway up the wall by previous owners. They used a non-breathable paint, so the solid walls are cold and damp. Plaster work inside has blown and the kitchen...

Hi, I'm looking for advice on repairing the edging mortar on a slate roof. I've attached a couple of photos below to illustrate the problem. It is the edging between the roof slates and a granite gable end wall. The roof is 12 years old. The mortar has cracked along its full length allowing...

Hi I am a newbie in this forum and forgive me for my ignorance. the house is about 20 years old. I have found the mortar joint profile between the bricks underneath my front window (a bay window) is not very neat - there is a small gap between the mortar and the brick. A picture is attached...