Common
defects
Garden Wall:
1. Ground
movement which leads to foundation failure.
2. Thermal
movement which will make the wall expand.
3. Pug
cracking over time or shrinking when it dries, also it could crack by the
effects of the weather which will slowly weaken the pug over time.
Materials:
Pug
– Pug can be sloppy and loose so it will drip everywhere and take ages to go
hard, also if it is very runny then the brick will push down and compress the
pug pushing it out the sides.
Bricks
– By using certain bricks (like cheap ones) they will crack quicker and wont be
very good quality. Certain bricks are designed for outside work so will be
stronger against the elements but in this case as we are repairing a wall we
have to match the existing bricks.
Repairing
Garden Wall
Tools and Materials used:
·
4ft level
·
Pointing trowel
·
Jointer
·
mortar board
·
mortar (sharp sand, cement and water)
·
brick trowel
·
compressed air canister
·
wire brush
·
bolster
·
mallet
·
pugging chisel
·
10mm drill bit
·
SDS drill
·
Bucket
·
Dust pan and brush
·
3x facing/common brick
·
Transformer
·
Extension cable / lead
·
Scutch hammer
PPE:
·
Safety goggles
·
Safety gloves
·
Steel toe cap boots
·
Face mask
RISK ASSESMENT.
Place: 7 Apple Dore Crescent, BN2 7JS,
moulescoombe
Date: 07/06/2012
Activity: repairing garden wall.
Risk Assessment Done By: Crookes Crooked Construction &
Co.
Hazard
identified:
1. Damaging more of the wall such as
other bricks
2. Dust floating around and getting in
our eyes or us inhaling it
3. Heavy and sharp objects and tools
Who might
be harmed:
1.
Anyone next to the wall if it collapsed
2.
The people working on the wall
3.
The people working on the wall or if left
with sharp bits then anyone who catches themselves on the sharp bits
Risk
level:
1.
low
2.
high
3.
low
Control
measured required:
1.
Take it slow and be careful
2.
Wear correct PPE such as safety goggles and
face mask to stop dust inhaling or getting in our eyes
3.
Wear correct PPE such as steel toe cap boots
safety goggles and safety gloves and a face mask to prevent us getting cut or
bits flying in our mouths or eyes etc.
Method Statement for quote
Firstly, the
task my company will be doing is removing the two bricks that are cracked out
of the wall and replacing them with two new common facing bricks.
I will need
3 men on this job, a professional bricklaying/repairing and labouring. The
reason I asked for 3 is it will make the job 3 times quicker and end up costing
you much less money.
The way I
will start this job is to drill through the mortar around the bricks we are
taking out until the bricks come loose.
Once the mortar is drilled enough for the brick to come out of the wall
we will remove and dispose the bricks. Next we will chisel and wire brush the
excess mortar form inside the wall so when we get to lay the bricks, they will
fit perfectly. Once the excess is removed we will use a compressed air canister
and blow out all the dust from the wall, we do this as mortar wont set on a
dusty surface.
We will mix up the mortar by using a ratio of 5 sharp sand to 1 cement.
Lastly we will fill mortar into the holes and set two common bricks into it,
once laid and dried we will brush the whole wall down to a perfect finish and
then by jointing the pug we will make it look nice.
Quote
Dear sir or
madam
This is a
quote for your garden wall replacement. This will talk you through everything
you as a client need to know about what will be happening to your property once
work is started.
Cost
Bag of
cement £6.00
Bag of sharp
sand £2.00
2 common
facing bricks£1.00
Labour
wage x3 £150.00
Air
Canister £6.00
Travel
Costs £6.00
Disposing of
Bricks £10.00
Total Cost. £181.00
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