dadiOH wrote:
I plan to sand lay a brick patio, walkway and some other areas. About
2,000 sq.ft.

The town where I live is demolishing some old brick buildings, I can
get some of the rubble. One of the buildings is built with cored
bricks, not sure of the other.

Questions:

1. Any reason I couldn't lay cored bricks on the side rather than
flat?

It will take a lot more bricks that way, but you can have some
interesting patterns and a nice solid result. There are two problems
however. First, those are construction brick and are not fired the same as
paving brick. They are generally not very suitable for paving and you may
find the surface deteriorating in short order. They also may not allow for
as many variations of placement as they are not likely to be a nice even
(X:1) ratio of length to width.


2. Anyone have any knowledge of how hard it is to chip off old lime
mortar vs cement mortar?

Having done it, I can tell you it varies. Some are easy some are almost
impossible. It can be mean nasty work.


3. Will I still be chipping mortar from old bricks in 2050?

It can be a good long term hobby.

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Joseph Meehan

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