repointing

Hi - can anyone advise... is there anyway to stabilise black ash mortar as its crumbling in my garage - or is the only answer to rake it out and repoint?

Hi all Looking to remove the ugly cement pointing that will damage the stonework of an 1860s Terrace house. Pointing has been thickly applied over a traditional lime pointing. This will cause the stones to spall and damp issues within the property. Much of the pointing is already loose so is...

I've posted this in the plastering/rendering forum too but it's a broader question so I'm reposting here. I was planning to apply insulating render (the Bauwer Light system) to an internal wall. However, on removing the previous plaster, the brickwork is in bad shape. There are a few patches...

I was planning to apply insulating render (the Bauwer Light system) to an internal wall. However, on removing the previous plaster, the brickwork is in bad shape. There are a few patches where the mortar is pretty much gone from the internal layer of bricks (it's a solid Victorian brick wall)...

Currently trying to figure out what to do with the brickwork underneath an old bay front window. It's in a right state, as you can see in the photos. Someone has attempted to do some patchy repointing previously, obviously using the wrong mix and concrete all over the brickwork. My question...

I'm looking for advice on how to access two chimney stacks for repointing on a butterfly roof of a Victorian house. I have scaffold at the front of the property but want to know the best way of getting to the chimneys.

Hi, Just moved into my new house and I have some work I need to do a lot of repointing on my garden stone and brick wall. I'm a bit confused as most web sites suggest to use hydraulic lime and big DIY stores tell me it doesn't matter, cement will do the job. As cement is much cheaper I'm...

I have a 1960s chalet style house with a stone chimney positioned at the front middle. A few years ago I noticed water staining down the outside of the chimney and realised that every time it rained, there was dripping down the inside of the chimney from multiple places and onto the soffits...

Hi all Please excuse this question if it's a bit daft. I have this brickwork outside my living room window and, as you can see, the pointing/cement has eroded over time. I'd like to fix it before that corner brick falls off and I wondered if someone could tell me how I do it? I've never...

Hello DIYnot's, I am currently renovating a little cottage in the middle of Cotswolds; which has a lot of little projects over the next couple of years for me to work on. So my list of projects I am currently working on and for the future are: Repointing the exterior stone wall of the kitchen...

Hello, I have read on various websites that lime mortar is recommended for repointing older properties with no cavity. In my case, this is an Accrington brick end-terrace built in 1901. It looks like the property has been repointed at various times historically and it's highly likely that this...