Repair Garden Wall
Common defects to brickwork
- Cracking over time or shrinking when it dries, also it could crack by the effect of the weather which will slowly weaken the joints between the wall
- Thermal movement which will make the wall expand
- Ground movement which will make wall move out of place and make cracks in wall.
Tools
Pointing trowel
Brick trowel
Level
Pencil
Pointer
Hammer drill
Extension cord
Dust sheet
Bin
Broom
Lump hammer
Lump hammer
Materials
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Shape sand £10 (1 bag)
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Cement £10 (1 bag)
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Bricks £5 (3 bricks)
PPE
Boots
Goggles
Gloves
Gloves
Dust mask
Limitations
of a garden wall
- Brick walls are made from compressed earth and, therefore, are susceptible to water absorption.When bricks absorb water, they deteriorate more quickly than other materials that do not absorb as much water.
- Additionally, building brick walls can be very time consuming and expensive because each brick must be mortared and placed by hand
- The lasting of joints because it may not be long before it needs to be replaced
Bricks falling on to feet
Dust floating around area and
getting in to your eye or they publics eyes
Heavy or sharp objects
We wear correct PPE to prevent objects falling on to feet and dust
getting to areas like lungs and eyes. To get help with any heavy objects and
sharp objects then we will
be working to the (HSE) standard and they health and
safety act of 1974.
Method statement
Drill through the mortar around the bricks we
are taking out until the bricks come loose. Once the mortar is drilled
enough for the brick to come out of the wall we will remove Next we will chisel and wire brush the excess mortar form inside the
wall so when we get to lay the bricks, they will fit perfectly. We
will mix up the mortar then Lastly we will fill mortar into the holes and set
two common bricks into it, once laid and dried we will brush the whole wall
down to a perfect finish and repoint the front to a finished to make it look
like a brand new wall.
Quote
Dear
Customer
We
have inspected garden wall some bricks have cracked.
Shall replace the cracked bricks with new ones
Repointed wall as well to a good finish.
The
last touches that need to be done and tidy up sit.
Yours sincerely
Lewis
Hope to hear form you soon
Yours sincerely
Lewis
Time
6 hours
Cost
The
cost of all materials and the job will cost £345
- Materials £25
- Labour £20 per hr
- Overheads (petrol, PPE,permit) £200
Total cost £345
this is a video of how to replace a damaged brick in a wall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbfk6q0N5Q
Hi Lewis
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to read about your wall project and see pictures.
The letter you have written to the customer contains relevant information but needs to be proof-read.
First check for sense:
"We will lay dustsheet on for to make less mess apsidal" and "Them last touches that need to be done." need changing to make meaning clear.
Next check punctuation:
Only one of your sentences has a full stop at the end. Can you see where others need to go?
Finally, check spellings:
"apsidal" ?
"hurs" should read "hours".
I can help you proof-read future blogs, if you like. See you Thurs. Anna