Brickwork not looking so healthy

[Bri1975]

Not a clue how I haven't noticed it previously but the pictures don't look good
Its affected an area where the brick work looks newer
Looked at neighbours houses , there's haven't eroded to the extent mine have but they all have the black discolouration
Suggestions/remedies ?

 

[idahoblues]

That’s weird

 

[yeseye]

For starters, point up around the waste pipe.
A rat would get in there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DIYUK/s/QCWL9esQ7j

 

[Javi Garcia]

It’s a blocked up doorway, they’ve used different bricks, probably the cheapest

 

[GornikDaze]

For starters, point up around the waste pipe.
A rat would get in there.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Not a clue how I haven't noticed it previously but the pictures don't look good
Its affected an area where the brick work looks newer
Looked at neighbours houses , there's haven't eroded to the extent mine have but they all have the black discolouration
Suggestions/remedies ?View attachment 190988View attachment 190989

Bricked an existing door up with different bricks.



TrickyBricky.

 

[Blue Mist]

That’s weird

On behalf of the OP can I thank you for your professional, well thought through opinion and the helpful advice to remedy the situation.

:- )

 

[Blue Mist]

Not a clue how I haven't noticed it previously but the pictures don't look good
Its affected an area where the brick work looks newer
Looked at neighbours houses , there's haven't eroded to the extent mine have but they all have the black discolouration
Suggestions/remedies ?View attachment 190988View attachment 190989

OP, have you bricked up your back door ? If so that renders my helpful advices of kicking it in and torching the gaff null and void so sorry I can't help.

 

[DrBlueBob]

OP, have you bricked up your back door ? If so that renders my helpful advices of kicking it in and torching the gaff null and void so sorry I can't help.

C'mon, Misty. There's a metal ring attached to the wall. Just back up the Buick, hook her up and floor it.

More than one way to skin a kitten.

 

[supercity88]

Is that the new North stand?

 

[yeseye]

OP, have you bricked up your back door ? If so that renders my helpful advices of kicking it in and torching the gaff null and void so sorry I can't help.

On behalf of the OP can I thank you for your professional, well thought through opinion and the helpful advice to remedy the situation.

:- )

 

[yeseye]

Is that the new North stand?

It’s had more publicity.
I heard 2 old dears discussing the house in the supermarket the other day.

 

[dickie davies]

Fred West could have done a better job

 

[stonerblue]

For starters, point up around the waste pipe.
A rat would get in there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DIYUK/s/QCWL9esQ7j

Or stuff the hole with wire wool.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I'm sure one of Bluemoons qualified building inspectors will be along in a jiffy and will rectify the problem.

 

[city2]

Just paint over them it be reet

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Not a clue how I haven't noticed it previously but the pictures don't look good
Its affected an area where the brick work looks newer
Looked at neighbours houses , there's haven't eroded to the extent mine have but they all have the black discolouration
Suggestions/remedies ?View attachment 190988View attachment 190989

We had a similar issue with our 1930's semi-detatched. It turned out to be damp from the kitchen drain. We fixed the drain and used an acid brick wash to clean off the deposits.

Efflorescence in Brick and Stone: Causes, Prevention and Treatment | All Brick & Stone

Efflorescence is the process by which salt migrates to the surface of a porous material, forming a coating of crystalline salt deposits (also called Calcium Carbonate or limestone).

www.allbrickandstone.com

 

[idahoblues]

On behalf of the OP can I thank you for your professional, well thought through opinion and the helpful advice to remedy the situation.

:- )

My knowledge is there for the taking

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Fair play @Bri1975 is having a mare with this inherited house

 

[Barcon]

I've never seen brick like that in my life. Shitty patch job. I'm sure you could find better bricks in the clay pits behind Briscoe lane.