Capping a brick wall
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. 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? |
Capping a brick wall
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. 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? Unless things have moved on it used to be an acid based cleaner was used to clean brickwork, I dont know what it was called or if still used today. |
Capping a brick wall
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. 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? I would suggest a DPC under whatever you cap it with ....... |
Capping a brick wall
On Wednesday, 23 October 2019 11:16:44 UTC+1, ss wrote:
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. 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? Unless things have moved on it used to be an acid based cleaner was used to clean brickwork, I dont know what it was called or if still used today. HCl or brick acid. Often called other things too. NT |
Capping a brick wall
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 -- €œIt is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.€ €• Voltaire, The Age of Louis XIV |
Capping a brick wall
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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. 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? To me, a stone capping is the traditional way. Anything else looks a bit cheap. -- *I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Capping a brick wall
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. 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? Coping stones. Wire brush or if necessary brick acid for the stains. |
Capping a brick wall
"ss" wrote in message ... 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. 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? Unless things have moved on it used to be an acid based cleaner was used to clean brickwork, Thats used to get the excess mortar off the face off the bricks, not to clean water marks off them. I dont know what it was called Hydrochloric acid, also call muriatic acid. or if still used today. Yes it is. |
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Capping a brick wall
"newshound" wrote in message o.uk... 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. 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? Coping stones. Wire brush Thats going to mark the bricks. or if necessary brick acid for the stains. Thats only going to work with carbonate stains. |
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Capping a brick wall
Brian Gaff wrote:
nearly all the capped walls around here seem to have loose capping after not many years Not helped by the parents who let their little darlings walk along everyone else's walls ... |
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