Cleaning Soot Off Fireplace Stone and Brick
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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I share the method I was able to successfully clean my 50+ year old fireplace stone with to rid it of the soot stains and grime that have accumulated over that time.
I hope this video is helpful to those of you in a similar situation!
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The problem with using any wire wheels, sand paper, shot blasting techniques, etc on soft stone or brick, is that you're removing the face. Once you do that the brick/stone deteriorates at a much greater rate than if you'd cleaned it gently. You can see examples of this on exterior stone and brick where improper cleaning methods, like a wire wheel were used to clean the surface. Whenever you're cleaning stone or brick, begin with the mildest cleaning methods first, like plain water and a soft brush. If you want things cleaner than that, then use a restoration cleaner with a 10: 1 ratio of water to liquid cleaner. You should leave the stone/brick to dry out for a few days, before increasing the amount of cleaner to water. Pressure washing at the incorrect pressure does the same thing. If you have an old building to clean, start gently and work your way up, but never, ever use abrasive materials like flap wheels or wire wheels, they are destroyers of brick/stone. I own a Historic masonry repair company covering the East Coast from Boston to Richmond, Virginia, and we do this every day.
Thank you for your tips! Question: So I just moved into an apartment with 2 stone and mortar brick walls. I want to get the dust off, would a wall steam cleaner work?
Hi. I am cleaning a very old brick fireplace at a camp in California. Thank you for your tip! I probably would have been more aggressive had I not read your comment.
It's looking real good. You got a simple way to clean it without to big of a mess. I think you're right on the wire wheel. Have a good week Tyler! See ya!
Worked out quite well for me! Thanks for tuning in John!
What's up Tyler, good to see ya on the youtubes again! That's some labor u putting in there, but it will turn out awesome.
Not all to much around here. Just living the dream. Haha yeah it wasn't a whole lot of fun but it did turn out great! Thanks for tuning in
Great tips and OUTSTANDING Clean Up Sir Cheers 👍👌😇🍻
Turned out much better than I expected for how filthy it was! Thanks for watching!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you!!! I have some natural slate in a house I just bought on the floor in the entryway and around the wood stove that has 30 years of l grime on it. I tried recommended chemical solution made for stone but it didn’t work. This look promising!
Hope it works out for you!
Thanks very much…that’s genuinely extremely helpful👍👍👍
Glad to hear!
Hey Tyler. That sure looked like a tough job. It turned out well, Take care
Hey! Yea it was however its always nice to get the instant gratification once another row was clean! Thanks John!
Cleaned up nice!
Thank you! It turned out great for me. One more thing off the to do list haha
@@Tyler_Koehn I am always wary of those cups after I cleaned a bunch of rebar for a headboard , they were embedded into my bibs to a point I just pitched them!
Shouldn’t we use safety glasses and mask? Thanks for the idea and demo. Stay safe.
Great idea, not as frightening as I thought it would be !
Just a bit messy!
You are doing a great job but it also looks like a horrible job too. We have a product over here called brick acid that may have been easier but you have to be careful using it. The fireplace is going to look fantastic when you are finished
Haha Thanks! Yeah not the most fun I've ever had! I think they do some acids here that could work but I'm not sure I trust myself around acid enough haha. I think it turned out better than expected looking back at it! Thanks for tuning in!
Did quite the job hey. Cheers
Thank you!
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This seems like it’s a lot more manageable than some of the cleaning solutions I’ve seen for stone and brick 🧱 thank you for sharing
No problem! Thanks for the comment!