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How do I darken new mortar in a brick wall to match the older mortar?
I had some bricks replaced. Unfortunately, the mortar is really light. How do I stain it a darker gray, so that it matches the original mortar? Is there a product that I can buy at a big box store?
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What type of mortar should I use?
I'm going to replace these cracked bricks on the front of my home(see pic). What type of mortar should I use? Type S, N, or M? Is there a way to determine the type of mortar that was used when the ...
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Can I change the color of the mortar in my brick wall?
We recently built our home and the mortar color between the bricks is dark gray, we did not pay attention to it and because of that the brick face is looking duller due to the standard gray mortar.
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Would replacing old mortar for new prevent water from seeping through brickwork?
Would replacing old mortar for new prevent water from seeping through brickwork?
I have included photographs just in case this is a special case:
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The mortar between my patio bricks is crumbling away
The bricks on my front porch have some sort of mortar that crumbles away more and more every time I pull a weed from it. You could pick this stuff away with an awl but it is not just sand that you ...
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Mount an LCD TV to 30 year old masonry fireplace
Power and HDMI are no issue. I'm worried about messing with the mortar. Any advice? Will this be an issue, more trouble than it's worth, etc?
I have some alternatives. Leave my TV on the mantle or ...
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How do I replace a bricked in mailbox?
My in-laws have a Mailbox that's a normal looking metal mailbox that's in a brick enclosure. It appears that when it was built, someone just put down mortar, set the mailbox in it, covered the ...
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What is the best way to uncover weeping holes?
We just bought a house where an old man lived for 27years. When he built the place, I doubt that he had any idea that the voids in the brick were weeping holes. I would like to fix them, but I'm not ...
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Should I supporting a load via anchors in brick or mortar?
I'm attempting to hang window flower boxes (a metal frame with a moss/fabric insert, filled with dirt/flowers/water for a total weight of about 15 lbs) on a brick wall.
An example of a similar metal ...
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Cause of eroded mortar in exterior brick
This question actually reminded me of an issue with my exterior walls. I have the same problem with the vertical mortar being eroded/missing from several bricks at ground level on the exterior of my ...
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Should I fill eroded mortar in exterior brick?
There's a few bricks around my house about 40cm up from ground level where the vertical mortar between the bricks has completely fallen out / eroded away.
In a few spots, there's insects going into ...
