Brick Patio with mill stone accents

looks very nice….not sure what to use to take the haze off, I don’t do much cement work….

-- Todd- Oak Ridge, TN

Thanks for looking Todd. I think I may have to let it ware off.

-- TL. Roswell "The only thing that works in an old house is the man who lives there."

Looks great!

About the mortar haze, it’s been a while since I used mortar on anything, but when I was I always had a 2nd person who simply cleaned the stones/bricks after I had laid them with a sponge and clean water (it tedious to get them clean but one my little girl is pretty good at). For the minimal haze you have normal wear will erode that… but I’ve had to go after leftover mortar remnants with a wire brush before to clean up the work.

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A great recycling project Roz. I don’t know if this product is available in the States but it is exactly what you need to remove the haze. It is made for ‘removing cement and residue from rustic floors’ as the label says in English. It’s called SANET, I just bought some at this linked site here in Sweden on Saturday.

http://www.qvesarum.se/1/1.0.1.0/92/1/?item=prod_prod-s1/3273

Two months ago I used it after laying antique terra-cotta tiles in the kitchen to remove the remaining mortar and joint compound. It is diluted with water and does an incredible fast job, really cleaning the floor to the tiles. Would work on bricks as well, I’m sure, as it just attacks the cement.

I’ve got another 250 square foot room that I’m laying the same antique terra cotta tiles in this week and just bought a couple more liters of the stuff. Try a Google search for it. If nothing else it could possibly be found/ordered and shipped from England.

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Roz, I did a quick search for the SANET and still don’t know if it is available in the US, however I did find the company that produces and sells it. They are located in Valencia, Spain at this link (in English), possibly you can contact them asking about US distributors.

”_ http://www.monestir.com/uk/index.htm_":http://www.monestir.com/uk/index.htm

This link is their SANET product page .... ” http://www.monestir.com/uk/sanet.htm":http://www.monestir.com/uk/sanet.htm

good luck
Rick

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Thanks for the tip rdlaurance.

-- TL. Roswell "The only thing that works in an old house is the man who lives there."

Wow that was one big area to cover Roz.Congratulations on a really nice job it looks great.I love the way you put the circle in middle.

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Thanks, we hope to intertain in this new outdoor space this fall.

-- TL. Roswell "The only thing that works in an old house is the man who lives there."

That does look great! I love stone and brick patios and walks.

-- Janice

That is an excellent job! Looks pretty even and should last for years. To remove the thin layer of mortar you may want to consider a Scotchbrite scuff pad. Here are a few patios in Colorado Springs that we’ve done!