Repair Garden Wall

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

Materials

·       Shape sand £10 (1 bag)

·       Cement £10 (1 bag)

·       Bricks £5 (3 bricks)

PPE

     Boots

    Goggles
    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

Risk assessment

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.

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

Patio

Patio

Common defects to patios

·         Ponding  is where slabs are much lower than the over one next to it giving it a sunken look.

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·          Brocken slabs could cause trips and falls

sub base not dug out enough and weeds growing through joint

Tools

·         Pointing trowl

·         Brick trowl

·         Level

·         Pencil

·          Pointer

·         Dust sheet

·         Bin

·         Broom

·         Bucket

·         Tape

Materials

·         Shape sand and builders sand £40(4 bags)

·         Cement £10 (1 Bag)

·         Water

·         Patio slabs £ 25 (Per slab)

PPE

• Boots

• Goggles 

• Gloves 

• Dust mask

Limitations of patios

·        Longevity – it’s difficult to match the lifespan of stone, since certain types of natural stone patios can last for centuries. Stone in almost any form (natural stone or premade products like brick and concrete pavers) is impervious to the weather and remains unaltered and beautiful through varying temperatures, storms and direct sunlight.

·        Durability – stone can take heavy traffic, including the weight of furniture, outdoor kitchen equipment and foot traffic from crowds of friends and family. 

·        Design Limitations – stone patios are only suitable for ground level applications. They must be installed onto a sand and gravel base, and do not allow you to make the most efficient use of a suburban yard.

Risk assessment

·         Cement getting in eyes

·         Trips

·         Falling objects

Wear the correct PPE to reduce the cement and other substances getting in eyes (goggles) then also for the falling objects wear boots because of dropping a slab on to your foot if not wearing boots it will break your foot , and to prevent trips clear soundings to make less of trips while moving materials then we will be working to the  (HSE) standard  and they health and safety act of 1974.

Method statement

Before we start on the patio we need to put our correct PPE on and keep safe after we shall start remove any damaged slabs and dispose them. We mixed up shape sand, cement and water to make a mix then identify were we need it and how much. Then we lay the mix on they floor of the area in dots we then put slabs on top and levelled then to the existing patio. After we then repointed joints to seal them up and made any finishing touches and plus clearance

Quote 

Dear customer

We have inspected your patio and found out you need slabs replacing, to carry out the repairs we will.

Get rid of the existing slabs.

 Replace then with new ones.

Then we will finish the last touches that needed to be done ( plus clearance).

looking forward to hearing  form you.

Yours sincerely 

Lewis

Times

6 hours

Cost

The costs of all materials and job will coast £550

·         Materials £200

·         labour  £25 per hr 

·         overhead (petrol, PPE,permit) £200

Total cost £550

this is a video of how to play a patio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LO-VUZ0owc

Replacement of inspection cover

Replacement of inspection cover

The common Defects of inspection covers

·         Inspections covers collapse in on you because of brick support / surround come loose

·          Some come loose and fall off due to heavy traffic over them.

        

·         Damage to the top of cover and frame due to rust

Making it less strong and easy for it to fall in to

Materials

·         Shape sand £5.00

·         Cement  £7.00

·        Steel manhole cover £40

·         Water

Limitations of inspection covers

·         Different type, weight and size

Making it more difficult to install and knowing what one is used for job

·          Covers and frame

The type of frame is made form different metals so they have different lasting ability
and stregths

·         Lasting for the manhole rust

The time length of they manhole were it has to be replaced

Tools

·         Bollster chisel

·         Lump hammer

·         Dust pan brush

·         Bin

·         Manhole keys

·         Bucket

·         Pointing trowel

·         Brick trowel

·         Level

PPE

·         Boots

·         Gloves

·         Goggles

·         Dust mask

Risk assessment 

·         Mortar mix going in eye 

·         Manhole cover falling on foot 

·         Mortar going in to an open wound 

We will wear the correct PPE,  wear goggles to stop mortar mix getting in eyes and then to wear boots  that will stop your feet getting crushed form dropping a heavy manhole and cover any wounds (gloves) so that it can not get in then we will be working to the (HSE) standers and they health and safety 1974 act.

Method stament

 We shall put on our correct PPE on before we start the install inspection cover to be well protected. we removed the existing man hole and get rid of it then we will brush lose mortar and dust so we can start to lay a fresh mix of mortar to install a new man hole cover. Then we start to mix sharp sands and cerment together to create the mortar mix then we apply that to the existing man hole cover brick wall and placed the frame and levelled it. Apply around the frame to give it a strong hold and to give it a nice finish by keeping it all flushed, after we shall clean up and do any last minute touches.

Quote

Dear customer

We have inspected your man hole and it needs a new cover, on the top as it has collapsed, to carry out the repairs we will.

Get rid of existing cover.  

Replace it with a new one thats stronger and better.

      Then we will finish the last touches that need to ne done ( plus clearance).

      Looking forward to hearing form you. 

      Yours sincerely 

      Lewis 

Time

6 hours

Cost

The costs of all materials and job will be £612

• Materials £52
• Labour £20 per hour 
• Overhead (petrol, PPE,permit) £200

Total cost £612