One thing to note is that nearly all the capped walls around here seem to
have loose capping after not many years, allowing the local yob fraternity
to pinch them lob them into a garden or in the case of a pillar turn it
through 45 degrees so my forehead got a big cut from the overhanging corner.
It occurred to me there has to be more sturdy ways to attach coping stones
than whatever people normally do. Maybe plastic pretend ones with clip on
tops screwed into the brickwork are the way to go?
Brian

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On 23/10/2019 11:04, John wrote:
My daughter's house has a rather nice walled garden - but the wall has no
capping and some of the bricks are spalling. The wall is a brick length
thick - with the top of the wall laid with bricks across it.

Replavce that layer with somthing a bit more 'engineeri8ng'


I really feel we need to put some capping on the top to prevent more
water
and frost damage.

What would you suggest? Glazed brick? Stone?

Could the wall be cleaned as it looks a bit stained from water soacking
down it?

if its white from carbonate salts use brick acid or patio acid - same
thing. Dilute hydrochloric acid



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