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Brick Removal
Posted on 8/17/22 at 7:23 am
Posted on 8/17/22 at 7:23 am
I have a few courses of brick I want to remove to lower the counter height on an outdoor kitchen. Need to reuse the bricks on a different section. Any recommendations on the best way to take these bricks out and remove the mortar?
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Posted on 8/17/22 at 7:43 am to RougeDawg
Gonna have to use an air chisel on the mortar to break the bricks free
Posted on 8/17/22 at 9:27 am to RougeDawg
They make masonry and mortar cutting wheels that fit a side grinder that can grind out the mortar between the layers of bricks to remove remove it deep enough to allow you to use a cold chisel to remove the rest without damaging the brick faces.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 9:29 am to RougeDawg
How much do you need to remove? A chisel and maul would do the trick with minimal damage to the brick. You'll want to place the chisel on the mortar and struck it, breaking up the mortar until you can pull it free. Will need to get a smaller chisel to clean the bricks of lingering mortar to reuse them. I know this because when a was a young kid, my dad paid me a nickel a brick to clean up a pile as tall as me (I was probably 8 years old at the time).
Posted on 8/17/22 at 9:42 am to RougeDawg
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Need to reuse the bricks on a different section
Just FYI it is a colossal PITA to get mortar off of bricks. I tried to take an outdoor chimney down and reuse the bricks, got through 2 rows and drug up. Tore it down and found a close match to use for a fire pit and don't regret it one bit.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 10:58 am to gumbo2176
I checked some u-tube videos and there's an even easier way than using a side grinder with a masonry cutting wheel.
The guy used a masonry bit long enough to remove the mortar across the entire surface of the brick. He drilled a series of close holes straight into the mortar between the bricks as close to one another as he could.
Then he drilled at an angle first from the left then from the right to remove just about all the mortar between the bricks. After that, he used a thin mortar chisel to remove what little was left and remove the brick. That way, no heavy striking of a chisel to loosen the mortar and possibly cracking the bricks.
Forgot to add this: Of course the bit will work better if using a hammer drill.
The guy used a masonry bit long enough to remove the mortar across the entire surface of the brick. He drilled a series of close holes straight into the mortar between the bricks as close to one another as he could.
Then he drilled at an angle first from the left then from the right to remove just about all the mortar between the bricks. After that, he used a thin mortar chisel to remove what little was left and remove the brick. That way, no heavy striking of a chisel to loosen the mortar and possibly cracking the bricks.
Forgot to add this: Of course the bit will work better if using a hammer drill.
This post was edited on 8/17/22 at 11:05 am
Posted on 8/17/22 at 1:13 pm to gumbo2176
Bosch Hammer Drill with chisel bit. Just finished saving 11 pallets from a brick fence we will reuse
Posted on 8/17/22 at 2:46 pm to Propane_Tiger
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Bosch Hammer Drill with chisel bit
This is your answer.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:22 pm to RougeDawg
everyone is gonna say hammer drill and chissel bit and you can use that to clean up if need be but easiest way
1) pop line where you want to cut
2) use grinder with diamond tipped cutting blade
3) cut into sections you can easily remove
4) use angle grinder with "CUP" blade to clean up the edge
1) pop line where you want to cut
2) use grinder with diamond tipped cutting blade
3) cut into sections you can easily remove
4) use angle grinder with "CUP" blade to clean up the edge
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