Cleaning bricks of mortar

This is especially true outside of the walls, which is visible from the outside. Stained with mortar walls look sloppy and just not aesthetically pleasing. Clear the bricks of mortar you can own, without the help of experts, only there is a problem as damaged bricks, depending on the material that you will use to clean it. Often people use a scraper, which are harmful to the brick and otkolupyvayut away layer by layer. In some cases, use different chemicals that destroy the internal structure of the brick.

Actually clean up a brick from the mortar can be very simple, but all will depend on the type of building blocks from which your walls are built. If the bricks have recesses and various longitudinal lines, then you simply get tired of them to clean all the dirt, so in this case you should only do external cleaning of bricks. Mainly for cleaning bricks from mortar is best used chemicals in the form of acids, since it will allow you to make a very fast and reliable cleaning. However, you can doubt the functionality of such treatment, but frankly, that with the right and moderate use of chemical acids you can easily clean the bricks without damaging them structure.

Typically, builders themselves used for cleaning the bricks from mortar hydrochloric acid. When buying such means you have to follow all warnings written on the label, so as hydrochloric acid is a strong chemicals that could damage not only bricks, but also to man. But do not think that the hydrochloric acid can severely damage the bricks, as the environment itself mortar capable of neutralizing the acid, which eventually lead to their reaction and light cleaning bricks.

There are other substances that could affect the structure alkaline mortar. Since the solution has an alkaline basis, for its purification is best used acid. In some cases, if you can not buy acid, you can use ordinary vinegar, capable of neutralizing the alkaline solution. Just do not expect a quick clean as vinegar is a weak material. Thus, your task when cleaning the bricks of mortar includes the selection of the ideal reactant, which would be as effective as hydrochloric acid and as safe as table vinegar.