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Yeah, this is unavoidable when getting pebbledash removed. The cement render takes chunks of brick off with it, causing it all to look rough as dogs’ arses as per my previous snap. It’s then ground back a bit until even, then tinted, and finally pointed.
There’s no way around grinding the bricks back, unless you fully replace all the facing bricks. The original fired face gets ripped off with the render anyway…
ectoplasmosis
Cursed porridge getting chomped off. Been dreaming of this day since getting the house 8 years ago… can barely believe it’s happening.
The pebbledash had cracked around the bays, wicking moisture in and keeping it there, causing massive damp patches on the inside with no hope of ever drying out…
Gonna be tinting the bricks back to their original fired-brown colour, can’t stand the bright yellow that everyone seems to end up with.