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Door threshold support help
Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:26 pm
This is the entry into my house from the garage (also have the same problem with my back french door)
The brick support under the threshold has come loose. Is there any easy fix, such as wood replacement, or am I looking at someone to come out and lay some more bricks underneath?
The brick support under the threshold has come loose. Is there any easy fix, such as wood replacement, or am I looking at someone to come out and lay some more bricks underneath?
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Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:28 pm to Polar Pop
I'm no brick layer, but that doesn't look like its done properly at all.
Probably best to just call it a mulligan.
Probably best to just call it a mulligan.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:38 pm to Polar Pop
Pull them out, clean the area, and mortar them back in yourself. Talking a $3 bag of mortar mix and little time to clean up the existing bricks or just buying a few new ones.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:41 pm to Polar Pop
those bricks don't look structural to me and I am guessing they are just there to make things look nice...but it does appear that they support the outside edge of the faceplate, so you'll have to fix them...
honestly, I think a bricklayer could fix that in about an hour, so that is who I could call...
if you don't want to do that, you can probably just buy some pre-mixed mortar from home depot or somewhere like that and patch on it yourself...but that will look like shite...
honestly, I think a bricklayer could fix that in about an hour, so that is who I could call...
if you don't want to do that, you can probably just buy some pre-mixed mortar from home depot or somewhere like that and patch on it yourself...but that will look like shite...
Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:41 pm to Clames
Bricks have holes in them for a reason. Not a bit of mortar in the hollows eh?
Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:48 pm to CroTigerXIII
They are really only there to keep the threshold from collapsing when stepped on. Not really supposed to have that much mortar in them.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:02 pm to Clames
^^^^^^^
Just do what he said. This is simple to fix.
Just do what he said. This is simple to fix.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:04 pm to Clames
Do them yourself as someone stated. Or, if you are not dead set on having bricks, pull the ones there, frame in under the area/extend out to were the bricks reach and get a bag of readymix and concrete under it.
You can dress it with fake brick pavers after.
You can dress it with fake brick pavers after.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:33 pm to Polar Pop
Looks like slab is cracking. Just replace the bricks with new ones
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:48 pm to Hammertime
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the suggestions. I will take a look at doing it myself, but will ask around for a quote to have it done.
House is mid 90's construction, I plan on being here for about 2 more years so I am just wanting to keep up on these small problems as i go.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:04 pm to Polar Pop
I'd give try replacing them my selfs if I were you. If possible, try and save the old bricks. Or first try and find bricks that match from the store before you take a hammer to the old ones.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:30 pm to Polar Pop
Wiggle them out, add some construction adhesive and push back in, add a clamp and hope for the best
Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:39 pm to Tigerpaw123
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Wiggle them out, add some construction adhesive and push back in, add a clamp and hope for the best
That is brilliant and I will do it tomorrow
Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:50 pm to Polar Pop
Not a very hard fix.
You can get some shite in a tube and glue them back in place.
You can get some shite in a tube and glue them back in place.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 9:12 pm to Polar Pop
If you don't care that much about looks you could get a little bucket of flexi-brick mortar and paste those bricks back in. In 2 years they will have enough crud on them anyway that nobody would notice.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 5:28 am to Polar Pop
Looks like no mortar was used under the bricks, only the joints. Remove the existing bricks carefully, clean loose debris, wash concrete with a hose. Buy a bag of pre-mix "S" type mortar and re-install bricks using more mortar than previous installation. Put a full bed of mortar down on concrete, then put mortar on the brick itself and push into position. Whatever squeezes out should be scraped off with a trowel. Wait for the mortar to set a bit, then rub the joint surfaces to desired appearance. Wipe face of bricks with wet rags. If mortar stains the surface, you can wash it with muriatic acid the next day. Good luck.
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