I am working on retile the water-line tiles of my old pool and found a section of the old coping needs some reinforcement. However several of those copings were broken when I chiseled off the mortar. I am wondering what might be the best way to replace those broken copings as most places that I searched for do not carry old copings. Thanks.
Places to get old-style copings
- Thread starter dscut
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That's a common style of Bullnose brick. It shouldn't be too hard to find.
Try local places that sell products like brick, block, pavers and other masonry supplies.
Instead of chiseling the mortar off, you might do better cutting it off using a diamond masonry blade. You can get ones that fit on a circular saw. They come in segmented or continuous. The continuous are better when cutting right next to the sides of the brick, as they are less likely to chip the brick.
Example1.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/KING-DIAMOND-7-in-Diamond-Tile-Blade-2-Pack-C70-2/202585392
Example 2
http://www.homedepot.com/p/World-Di...-Wet-Blade-for-Circular-Saws-DCR7-D/203615221
Note that some blades say wet cut only. These blades are thinner and can warp if overheated. They can be used dry, but you have to be careful not too cut too long without taking a break to allow the blade to cool down.
Example 3
This is a "Turbo" style blade, it says continuous, but it is not as smooth as a tile type blade and might be more likely to chip the brick when cutting right next to the sides.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/World-Di...Turbo-Blade-for-Circular-Saws-TP7-D/203615218
Try local places that sell products like brick, block, pavers and other masonry supplies.
Instead of chiseling the mortar off, you might do better cutting it off using a diamond masonry blade. You can get ones that fit on a circular saw. They come in segmented or continuous. The continuous are better when cutting right next to the sides of the brick, as they are less likely to chip the brick.
Example1.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/KING-DIAMOND-7-in-Diamond-Tile-Blade-2-Pack-C70-2/202585392
Example 2
http://www.homedepot.com/p/World-Di...-Wet-Blade-for-Circular-Saws-DCR7-D/203615221
Note that some blades say wet cut only. These blades are thinner and can warp if overheated. They can be used dry, but you have to be careful not too cut too long without taking a break to allow the blade to cool down.
Example 3
This is a "Turbo" style blade, it says continuous, but it is not as smooth as a tile type blade and might be more likely to chip the brick when cutting right next to the sides.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/World-Di...Turbo-Blade-for-Circular-Saws-TP7-D/203615218
Thank you all for your suggestions ! I will bring some samples to local store to get it matched. Also the suggestions on diamond blade are excellent ! I have been using that to grind away mortar on the bed and it is a very useful tool.
Dave
Dave