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Posted by Doug Miller on September 30, 2007, 11:12 am
>> I've built an 80 foot brick fence with 11 columns. Looks great; no
>> problems except with the caps on the columns. Covered with brick,
>> faces up. Sawed the face off a bunch of bricks and attached them to
>> the exposed holes of the cap bricks with structural epoxy. Problem
>> came when trying to point up those 1/8" joints. Using the same mortar
>> mix as the rest of the wall. Once it dries, you can just brush it away
>> like dust. I've done it twice with the same results.
>>
>> What is causing this and how do I finish the job.
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>The mortar is probably drying out too quickly. Try wetting the brick
>before pointing.
Absolutely -- but I'd change the solution to read "Try soaking the brick...".
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
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