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Updated picture. After applying muriatic acid several times, I have been able to lighten the mortar significantly. Its still not a great match as it still has a grey tone, but I think it has improved. I am probably going to hit the bottom area one more time.

Federale01 said:

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Yeah, he assured me he would match it as best he could, but after it was done he just said, "it's old mortar so can't really match it." I don't think he tried.

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Post his business so we know to avoid at all costs.

And I hope it's the image but the brick doesn't even look close to level. Sorry man. That sucks.

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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And I hope it's the image but the brick doesn't even look close to level. Sorry man. That sucks.

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Not to mention the several bricks that are off color, very dark.

Yeah, those are original bricks for the house. Some were a little discolored due to some type of paint/sealer used in construction process. Not sure why he grouped them together. But it's just a paint, so I can get most of it off I think.

It's mainly the image. The last row he had to sandwich in between the original and the new fill is a little off, but the rest are pretty even.

You don't have to apologize. This definitely isn't what I wanted. The only good news is I live on the east coast where a lot of old house have similar repairs where mortars don't match.

I called 5 different companies and this is the only guy who called me back. He had decent reviews and I had a timeline. In the end, I Have decided I am hanging a picture there.

Just see how bad it ends up and whether you can live with it. If not, it's nothing a repoint won't fix....on his dime.