Wallcrete or not wallcrete that is the question.

[irish_spread]

This style of pointing is called Butter Pointing and is always required by English Heritage to match in with old weathered lime joints though this was not the case here the Architect just specified it, the mix is 4 silver sand, 1 sharp, 1 white cement and one part Butter, the Butter helps soften the colour of the morter and promote the growth of moulds and moss on the wall to age it more.

I can't believe it's not butter

 

[FreeD]

Quality job m8. How long did it take?

 

[spunky]

Nice one lucious looks mint

 

[lucius]

Four days, Irish came and helped me for a day on the top bit but you need a steady hand but he was ok after a liquid lunch.

 

[NPS]

just out of interest mate how much would it have cost to do it in brick compared to wallcrete

 

[flynnyman]

just out of interest mate how much would it have cost to do it in brick compared to wallcrete

I would say them brick would cost you £1/2 each then the morter then the labour so a few quid.

 

[warriorupnorth]

Wow

 

[NPS]

wish i could do it

 

[warriorupnorth]

wish i could do it

Go on a course then

 

[Nisus]

 

[Nisus]

:-0

 

[kebab king]

Andy, its a good job that is Wallcrete, cos if it was your brickwork its shocking, seems Casper would of been right about the quality of your brick work then.

 

[Nisus]

Looks so real

 

[flynnyman]

Now that looks like brick

 

[Nisus]

Oh 5hit wasn't meant to put that one up DELETE DELETE DELETE :-0

 

[s.p.t plastering]

Where are thesse courses to paul, are you the persone that does them?....

Looks amazing some of them jobs...

 

[kebab king]

The first part of the course is hard going, the evening part was more layed back.

 

[NPS]

ive been giving it some thought to be honest

 

[Nisus]

And Kebab buys your food on the night :RpS_thumbsup:Cheers again honest John :RpS_biggrin:

 

[flynnyman]

And Kebab buys your food on the night :RpS_thumbsup:Cheers again honest John :RpS_biggrin:

Looks a bit like the other wall

 

[Nisus]

It is the same wall before pointing :RpS_wink:

 

[irish_spread]

It wasn't cheap in that sense. The job was in some royal family hangers on garden. I had to try me best not to piss in the kitchen. Fair plat to old luscious tho, he knows how to "discuss" with the hoi poloi :RpS_scared:

 

[flynnyman]

It is the same wall before pointing :RpS_wink:

Well theyve done a great job with the house coz that looks like brick

 

[flynnyman]

It wasn't cheap in that sense. The job was in some royal family hangers on garden. I had to try me best not to piss in the kitchen. Fair plat to old luscious tho, he knows how to "discuss" with the hoi poloi :RpS_scared:

I heard you nearly lost him the job when you asked about fascia's and the driveway

 

[Nisus]

Well theyve done a great job with the house coz that looks like brick

Yeah Lucius & Irish very skilled artisans :RpS_thumbup:

 

[kebab king]

Irish is deffinatley a artist.lol.

 

[irish_spread]

Irish is deffinatley a artist.lol.

Thanks jj.


I, and I'm sure slimesteve and warrior, will be pleased that me and luscious 'honoured' the damp course on the way home :RpS_thumbup:

 

[Nisus]

:RpS_laugh:

 

[kebab king]

How was your back to Sweeden mt.

 

[Nisus]

You mean Norway.

 

[irish_spread]

I'm there again. Happy days :RpS_biggrin::RpS_biggrin::RpS_biggrin:

 

[lucius]

Andy, its a good job that is Wallcrete, cos if it was your brickwork its shocking, seems Casper would of been right about the quality of your brick work then.

I asked Casper and he said that he didnt say i was a ****.

 

[Arti]

Having never used wallcrete before do you cut the mortar joints then point it up the same day or do you leave the brick effect to dry first?? looks mustard by the way marra

 

[irish_spread]

No

 

[lucius]

Ok everyone ime going to call it a day on this one, we thought we would have a bit of a laugh on it, well Kebabs idea, but its BRICKWORK so i hope no ones offended with the bit of banter, its the enterance to a mansion ive been working on, two walls mirrored the bricks were sourced from Manchester as they had to be solid, no frogs because of the cutting they were very old and probably the worst i have ever worked with as they differed in size which is not good when cutting to a template. The bricks cost 70p each and there was a lot of crap in them which could not be used but as Flinny said a decent brick would cost around £1.50, 70% of the wall are cut bricks the halves have to be cut for the main wall to get a face on both sides and the octagonal piers have 8