This Old House general contractor Tom Silva replaces crumbling mortar in brick front steps. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Repoint Brick Steps:
- brick mortar
- Muriatic acid (a.k.a. hydrochloric acid), used for cleaning mortar stains from brick surface
Tools for How to Repoint Brick Steps:
- hammer and cold chisel
- skate-wheel joint raker, used to scratch old mortar from joints
- 4-inch angle grinder with diamond-impregnated blade, for grinding out old mortar
- brick-and-mortar saw, used to cut old mortar from brick joints
- mortar tub and hoe
- pointed brick trowel
- tuckpointing trowel
- convex brick jointer
- soft-bristle brush and bucket
- wet/dry vacuum
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