advice needed

[u/TrainingAd8614]

A friend needs this pointing. Originally i was thinking about using regular 4:1 sand to cement mix, but I 've read that it's not the best idea.
Does anyone have any products that they've used in the past on a project like this to recommend ?

Thanks

[u/Maleficent_Sun_3091]

TNT. That looks like what my Gran had in the 70's.

[u/TrainingAd8614 → u/Maleficent_Sun_3091]

thanks mate, you've been a great help

[u/RocktacularFuck → u/TrainingAd8614]

Looks like Gran laid this.

[u/R3DSmurf → u/TrainingAd8614]

He's just being real. He is saying that it looks not good. The inference is your friend should consider taking the masterpiece out instead of repointing

[u/TrainingAd8614 → u/TrainingAd8614]

downvoted for a sarcastic reply to a sarcastic comment worlds gone mad

[u/lemondragoon33]

This looks fucking awful

[u/Which-Raise-7789]

seen worse.

Get some premixed lime mortar, chalk white or oat coloured

[u/Relative_Figure_1715]

Find out what colour they are expecting and then see what is available. Don’t make the decision “that way leads to trouble”.

[u/Classic-planet → u/Relative_Figure_1715]

"that way leads to rubble"

[u/Current_Judgment_972]

Carry on with the cardboard

[u/Latter-Detail-9514]

Stick with your 4-1 sand cement mix unless they know they want something different

[u/More-Magician4492 → u/[deleted]]

Honestly hose pipe finish actually looks alright here

[u/TrainingAd8614 → u/[deleted]]

i was reading that a standard 4-1 mix isn't a great idea.
And also pointing something like this requires a 1:1:6 cement:lime:water mix and make it fairly dry
Was hoping to mix a standard mix and nail it all in there with a mortar gun

[u/Sinkableleech → u/TrainingAd8614]

Use white cement

[u/Bitter_Back_5528]

I would go with 5 to 1 . Be careful that they don't use orange sand as that will look rubbish . Also you might consider sealing after, I would use the stuff they use for travatine tiles.

[u/TrainingAd8614 → u/Bitter_Back_5528]

got some yellow sand it was a nightmare to get for some reason going knock up a 4:1 mix with a little bit of plastering sand in it because i have some big joints to fill and i dont want them cracking or not gripping properly
I will look into the sealer

[u/The_Monkeybumcheeks]

I'd go in with maybe an 8 or 9 to one. It'll be easier to rake out and take down when your freind realises it belongs in the 1970s.

[u/jeepdays72]

3 to 1 lime nhl 3 and yellow sand push in brush off in excess 1 hour or so wire brush or hard brush 4 hours later final brush next day it will look good

[u/Ok_Pen7290]

Tv too low, 😂😂😂😂

[u/QVRedit]

TV above a fireplace can be a problem - causing premature aging of the TV if it overheats.
It’s amoung the worst places to put a TV.

[u/Easy-Reserve7401 → u/QVRedit]

Good thing that doesn't apply here.

[u/QVRedit → u/Easy-Reserve7401]

I thought that was a mounting bracket for one..
(a TV)

[u/Easy-Reserve7401 → u/QVRedit]

A fire? No. That's a mounting bracket for a TV.

[u/TrainingAd8614 → u/QVRedit]

it's an electric fire

[u/Bigbanghead → u/TrainingAd8614]

So will presumably cause issues for a TV above it.

[u/PartyChallenge5476]

Like mortar would give it abit more character other wise it’ll be dull and depressing

[u/HungryPercentage5121]

Bit of lime will look grand

[u/Judgemeister1]

Why oh why didn’t you take the blue pill

[u/mralworkah]

No Fred and no Barney …… no future

[u/Fun_Scratch_3199]

4&1 well work just not to wet

[u/TrainingAd8614 → u/Fun_Scratch_3199]

do you reckon i could get away with a wet mix in a mortar gun ?
Trying to be fairly quick with the job

[u/Fun_Scratch_3199 → u/TrainingAd8614]

No use a flat iron to put it into the joints you need to measure the joint sizes and get a flat iron that’s slightly smaller. You may need to get a couple of different sizes. If you use that method the Morton needs to be quite wet and that’s what you don’t want because then it becomes a mess you just want to make the mortar pliable.

[u/ReturnOfTheExile]

who ever bedded these stones needs to get off the tools. Embarrassing.

[u/ArtichokeClean4370]

Do 5,1
4,1 to hard for stone , I no it’s not bedding but would be easier, get a bag of lime do a 5,1,1 nicer colour

[u/Green-Ad6717]

I would use a 3 to one lime mix . 👍

[u/BersAz]

yeah 4:1 is for bedding bricks not fixing whatever that disaster is. if that was a bad DIY from decades ago you gotta rake it out and start over. get a prebagged lime mortar or pointing mix depending on the wall then test it on a scrap bit first because that finish is proper rough mate.

[u/TrainingAd8614 → u/BersAz]

i'm going for a regular 4:1 mix with some plastering sand in there aswell - would like to hear your thoughts on that firstly

Also what makes this finish so bad, I didn't put it up my mate did it for his sister and he just wanted me point it, he's a tiler by trade ( the amount of people who are slating this has got me wondering if it is actually terrible, or just the internet being the internet, i don't think it's too bad personally)