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Red bricks on front of house

mad m · 2011-01-26 19:58:29

Anyone any recommendations for a company to do restoration work on my parents terraced house, the front is red bricks and they are in need of a good cleaning plus some of the bricks burst out and cracked with the last cold spell.... Thanks in advance...

26-01-2011 8:58pm

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mad m

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Anyone any recommendations for a company to do restoration work on my parents terraced house, the front is red bricks and they are in need of a good cleaning plus some of the bricks burst out and cracked with the last cold spell....

Thanks in advance...

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#2 26-01-2011 10:51pm

brendankelly

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You are dealing with lime mortars etc. I will put an ad on the Building Limes Forum of Ireland for you.

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#3 28-01-2011 9:47pm

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it might not be lime mortar just ordinary mortar. once the rain gets into a brick it freezes expands and blows the face of the brick off. bricks will have to be cut out and replaced. i seen sand blasting companys advertise that they sandblast brick.

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#4 29-01-2011 12:35pm

mad m

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I seen a workman patching red bricks with a red mortar, obviously he got a red dye/power of some sorts to mix in his mortar...

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