I have 1930-40 house with what I've been told is accrington brick. The mortar looks like a black ash mix which appears to be poorly pointed with some red dyed mortar which has blown out in multiple places.
The full house need repointing and I wanted to ask what would be the best mortar mix for this type of house and to what depth should the existing mortar be grinded out to before repointing. Do they also need to widen the gaps between each brick as some traders that I've had in have quoted as they say the joints are very tight - don't really want them to damage the brickwork.
Need some advice on the correct process for repointing as it would be helpful before i get some more trades out for quotes and to avoid hiring rogues like this person who did the existing pointing.
The full house need repointing and I wanted to ask what would be the best mortar mix for this type of house and to what depth should the existing mortar be grinded out to before repointing. Do they also need to widen the gaps between each brick as some traders that I've had in have quoted as they say the joints are very tight - don't really want them to damage the brickwork.
Need some advice on the correct process for repointing as it would be helpful before i get some more trades out for quotes and to avoid hiring rogues like this person who did the existing pointing.