Brick Mortar Repair - DIY

great job thanks for sharing, now I need to get on with mine!

Where do you get a mortar bag???

I’ve been waiting for this video!

The best way to clean the joints is with an air compressor for inside job or a pressure washer outside. You won't believe how well the air compressor dedusts the surface. No vacuum cleaner cleans the surface as well.

😢pretty sure you mix the bonding glue in with your mortar

I'm no expert but I would have used a grinder .

I wonder if you used a pastry bag or piping bag to dispense the mortar mix that it might give you a more precise controled shot at the crack you are filling without getting too much on the bricks?

p good match, was looking to see how this dried. may try it

Great job. There are mortar fix caulks out there but as a rule of thumb, replace what is missing with the original product. A flexible caulk isn’t mortar.

It looks like a labor of love . I tapped my bricks off today. Power washed , used muric acid twice ( I still have a lot of white paint drips and darkened mold on one area of bricks . Maybe I’ll find a miracle cleaner at Home Depot tomm. And then I feel ready to go after watching your video. I love how meticulously you worked . It looks brand new !
I have some flag stone as well. Two of them white blotches in some areas from salts or lime scale . I know the imperfection will bother me . Maybe they have some type of stain that I could use as well.

Looks great and thanks for sharing.

I did this several years ago(10+) using Quikrete acrylic motar repair. Now all the stuff is peeling off the outside walls. It is a humongous task to remove the peeling off stuff and recaulk using a different motar repair. I don't know if I can physically go thru the process of recaulk all four exterior brick walls.

Thank you - have mortar deterioration on house so will begin gathering items to fix with your vid & one of those repointing guns the other reply talked about - Menards also has them

You are a patient man and achieved a good result. Great video thanks for sharing. I've just found on eBay a mortar repointing gun like a silicone cartridge gun. Might give one of those a try too.

very good!!

Time consuming but worth it. Well done.

I've got the same problem I'm glad to find this video and what was the cost of the mix an what kinda glue did you use? Thanks much

Thank you so much for the great tutorial !!! I power washed my brick last summer because of the mold overgrowth and I managed to blast off a lot of the mortar in the process !!! It’s been plaguing me and I know that I need to get this done so thank you very much !!! I’m going to use your method :)