#bricklaying Efflorescence HELP !

Looking for you to help me with advice on removing Efflorescence from a wall.Leave me some tips and advice id really appreciate your help.Also a tour of our latest project and a present from SPAIN for a bit of fun..
justin

[martintaylor]

Hi pal love your work and vids. I make bricks for a living for a firm called ibstock. The best thing to do with efflorescence is just let nature take its course it will disappear on its own. We get complaints about it on new builds but there’s no easy or quick fix pal. We’ve tried different trials with things for years weigh no answer pal. It will disappear on its own.

The best method we found was to keep wetting and drying as this draws the salt out every time it drys but it can take many attempts before it draws it all out. Good luck pal.

[deanives]

Job looking good fella good to see you've got pride in your work keep up the videos 👍👍👍

[BuildWithAE]

Hi Justin great to see you have used mesh hats on the A142mesh, the herringbone path is absolutely cracking, efflorescence is a mixed bag really, there’s lots of different chemicals, white vinegar 50/50 ratio with water works well, for the small amount you have while your on site just brush off dry then wash down while your on site all the best Tony 👍

[garethjones]

Hi Justin, about the efflorescence, if you jetwash just the areas that are effected, and try not to touch any other areas with the jetwash for obvious reasons this will get rid of it, but obviously it will come. Back, but when it comes back it won't be as much, the brick has a certain amount of salt inside it and it will go away eventually, maybe the second time round after the first jetwash, use some vinegar and light rinse off then let nature take it course, trying this method does not take too long either, best of luck keep up the good work

[lmilne]

Haha the big man is happy with them eggs nice cup of tea and get stuck in lad 😆😆😆. This job is looking the part Justin. Top notch. 😎

[catbuilder]

Hi if you downt want eflesance you should install a wrap around memdrain up back off wall.Where any soil is in contact with wall, that stops it bleaching thru to out side skin off brickwork.

[Matipolandscaping]

Mate! That project is looking fantastic! 🙌⚒💯 next level! Love the pathway 👌 eggs are well deserved 😂😉 "set a lil trap for you" 😂

[JimJimpmjj]

I think Rodian builds had this on his house he built if memory serves right he just washed it off several months after.
Maybe drop him a message.

Justin please keep us updated on what methods you try and what works and doesn't! Very interesting.
Thanks kind regards 👍

[alokhan]

Grout residue remover, ,, not tried it myself but I would give it try as you have tried everything I would have thought of trying

[hillbilly]

Hi mate,
I feel your pain as its so bloody annoying when the efflorescence comes out, not much we can do about it but It does go eventually its stubborn stuff! Decent looking job that 👌

[heathbland]

Alright Justin, it’s heath from Southampton, for the salt on your wall, get distilled vinegar, dilute it 50/50 in a spray bottle, it does work mate. Heath from southampton

[scoyle]

Three things you need to produce efflorescence is salts present in one or all materials, enough rain to saturate materials to dissolve salts and porous material to allow dissolved salts to travel to face of wall which happens when wall is drying out after being saturated and water evaporates of face of wall and leaves salt deposit, how do you stop efflorescence use a low alkali and sulfate cement as a high alkali cement is the biggest cause of efflorescence, use a washed sand and provide a coping with a drip to top of wall to stop it being saturated in the first place, best way to get rid of it is let wall dry out completely and brush worst of with a stiff brush and let the weather take care of the rest maybe unsightly but harmless👍

[Jim_Newlands]

The beat advice I can give regarding efflorescence is to dry brush it, it's a bit of a pain and takes a while but it's the only way to guarantee elimination of it. Avoid chemical "efflorescence treatments" at all costs...all you are doing by wetting it is soaking it back into the wall, not eliminating it.

[rowlandhumphreys]

Hi Justin, bloody awful stuff Effloresence, I've got to go with last comment. Keep wiping off after it's rained +so forth, will eventually stop. I've had customers pull me up on it, I've had to explain it's the salts + natural drying process. Comment about vinegar is worth trying 2, good luck👍

[barringtonsmythe]

Bang tidy lads. Grabbed the old "Guide to successful brickwork" of the shelf and it says (pg97 4th edition). Adding hydrated lime e.g a 1:1:6 CLS mix can minimise efflorescence by reducing the risk of hairline cracks within mortar and water penetration required for efflorescence to occur. Too late now I know, but worth a punt in the future Just.

[Marshalltoon]

Doing a great job there boys. Paving looks amazing 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👍🏻
You tried acid😆oops. Try raw acid and leave it for 20 minutes and power wash it. Worth a go👍🏻

Ps. I’m going too buy some cream eggs for tomorrow’s breakie 🤫🤫🤫👈

[ladbuilders]

Looking good justin and co. Will there be a seperate reviewing creme eggs 😁

[barringtonsmythe]

Try Efflor-treat efflorescence remover. I know a few guys who have used it and had good results.
About 10 or 15 quid for a litre.
BT lads

[SteveAndAlexBuild]

You’ve tried all the things I would recommend so I’m snookered on the efflorescence I’m afraid .
As for the creme eggs ! Sugar coma on the way 🥚🍫🥚🍫🥚🍫🥚🍫🥚🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤢

[allanblackshaw]

Hi son Howd your concrete pour go yest, any eggs left .👍