Has anyone used this item to remove brick from a home? I want to salvage the brick NOT cut them into pieces.
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To begin with, I have not used this to salvage brick. That said, it might come in handy now and again, but I think your tool of choice would be a rotor hammer. I recently removed the brick from a garage and down a retaining wall. I used a chisel bit with the tool set to impact only and broke them loose while a friend lifted them down and stacked them. It went very fast! You can then go back and remove the mortar from the bricks with the rotor hammer, or you can use a hammer and traditional chisel to knock it loose. The ease of the operation will depend much on how well the mortar is stuck to the bricks. On our project we lost relatively few of the bricks. To begin with, I have not used this to salvage brick. That said, it might come in handy now and again, but I think your tool of choice would be a rotor hammer. I recently removed the brick from a garage and down a retaining wall. I used a chisel bit with the tool set to impact only and broke them loose while a friend lifted them down and stacked them. It went very fast! You can then go back and remove the mortar from the bricks with the rotor hammer, or you can use a hammer and traditional chisel to knock it loose. The ease of the operation will depend much on how well the mortar is stuck... » Read More To begin with, I have not used this to salvage brick. That said, it might come in handy now and again, but I think your tool of choice would be a rotor hammer. I recently removed the brick from a garage and down a retaining wall. I used a chisel bit with the tool set to impact only and broke them loose while a friend lifted them down and stacked them. It went very fast! You can then go back and remove the mortar from the bricks with the rotor hammer, or you can use a hammer and traditional chisel to knock it loose. The ease of the operation will depend much on how well the mortar is stuck to the bricks. On our project we lost relatively few of the bricks. « Show Less
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Cut the old mortar between the bricks and they should come out without breaking.Good luck
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I removed brick and while my purpose was to create an access door and not salvage the brick I can say it could be done. I actually cut along the mortar joints as well as across the brick both very easily. One would still be required to clean up and remove the remaining mortar (depending on use of the brick) but it could be done.
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I honestly didn't try to do that but from what I can tell if you filled a sort of deep hole, it won't hold up well in the material.If the nail or screw can go in enough to be firmly nailed in the wood under the 'Dapped' area then it should be fine. As long as it's firmly nailed in the wood (or brick).
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I honestly didn't try to do that but from what I can tell if you filled a sort of deep hole, it won't hold up well in the material. If the nail or screw can go in enough to be firmly nailed in the wood under the 'Dapped' area then it should be fine. As long as it's firmly nailed in the wood (or brick).
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In short, I don't know. I have never used this tool for this purpose. I have cut a lot of block with this, and a Horrid Fright grinder (which I have been unable to kill) and not had problems. Given what happened to your PC, I would have my compressor fairly close and blow the thing out every 10-15 minutes, or so. (This will also give the tool a bit of time to cool down.) Good luck with your project.
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Without this tool you won't be able to do that ... Even with a tool this is very tough. When we needed to move it, we decided to disassemble it just partially.
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Bought this item as prep for decontamination . doubt it would hurt brick unless homemade brick.
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Hi, I do not think that the plastic blade will damage brick or cement walls..however, it may scratch or make small marks on the "veneer" brick as the material is much softer. SO it you have to trim near by the brick veneer or cement walls be careful and use the plastic blade at the shorter side. This means do not put the plastic blade too close, If the spool feed gets shorter you would have to tap the spool feed on the ground [while the motor is running] so that the spool would extent or release the plastic blade. OR you can manually release the plastic string to the length that you desire. I hope that helps Hi, I do not think that the plastic blade will damage brick or cement walls..however, it may scratch or make small marks on the "veneer" brick as the material is much softer. SO it you have to trim near by the brick veneer or cement walls be careful and use the plastic blade at the shorter side. This means do not put the plastic blade too close, If the spool feed gets shorter you would have to tap the spool feed on the ground [while the motor is running] so that the spool would extent or release the plastic blade. OR you can manually release the plastic string to the length that... » Read More Hi, I do not think that the plastic blade will damage brick or cement walls..however, it may scratch or make small marks on the "veneer" brick as the material is much softer. SO it you have to trim near by the brick veneer or cement walls be careful and use the plastic blade at the shorter side. This means do not put the plastic blade too close, If the spool feed gets shorter you would have to tap the spool feed on the ground [while the motor is running] so that the spool would extent or release the plastic blade. OR you can manually release the plastic string to the length that you desire. I hope that helps « Show Less
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I was going to try to knock it off with a hammer, and if I couldn't then I am going to return it. But all the comments say you can't get it off?I don't get the people answering a question about the scrub brush with an answer about the sponge mop head. They are 2 different things with 2 different names. Sorry, I know everyone is trying to be helpful.
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I haven't used it yet but I found this recommended on this website. Take a look, maybe they can answer your question. http://tilecleaning.org/stripping-saltillo-tiles.htm
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I think you would need a special drill bit. I actually mounted mine to the frame of my exterior door (which is wood) where the previous house numbers were placed, so I didn't have to deal with the issue of mounting to brick. Sorry this isn't very helpful!
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This stuff worked great in that kind of application for me. If bricks or part of bricks are missing they must be replaced but mortar seams, even quite wide ones are safely and easily pathed with this stuff. Mix according to label instructions and you will be very pleased!
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I'm not sure how it would do on window moldings. I used it on fireplace brick. It worked really good on brick. I used a scraper and wire brush to remove it. Hope that helps somewhat.
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The brick is a good idea to use . I have used mine without the grate with no problems
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I wouldn't recommend using this wand as a scrapper. This tool isn't designed to do that; won't hold up and probably scrape the heck out of your gutters.
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It appears the purpose of the 1/2 brick cut line is simply to make the water brick look more like a brick. The water brick is completely hollow inside. If you cut it in half you'd simply ruin it for storage.
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Really not sure about your specific stains. But it did clean my red colored standard brick that runs about 2ft off the ground around portion of my house nicely. In past I used pressure washer and actually removed some mortar and stone! Never again! I used TSP with laundry detergent and bleach this time. Used a push broom type brush to scrub it (not really hard as I have MS and am rather weak) and it cleaned it beautifully. I also used same mixture on patio/walkway 12" x 12" , 1" thick pavers and concrete pavers, redwood deck and siding. Just slopped it on, brushed bad spots - did a great job. All I can say is give it a try, it's not expensive and may be just what you need. If it doesn't work for your brick, you can always use it for other purposes, so it's not a waste. Works great to wash walls and painted furniture/outdoor furniture. My favorite use is to add teaspoon or so to dishwasher w/detergent as booster and about 1/4 cup to laundry soap as same - you will think you have new appliances, it does such a better job. If you are concerned about phosphates/environment, then not for you. It is my understanding this stuff used to be in cleaners before new epa concerns and that's why older cleaner formulas like Spic-n-span worked so well. Not sure if true or not, I read it on the internet lol?
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Yes, but not recommended. I have had several pressboard items and have tryed to dismantal one. It turned out to be a desastore, even having taken every precausion possible and being careful during dismantling. To dismantle should be your decesion.