{"id":1076,"date":"2013-09-04T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2013-09-04T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:22:34","slug":"repairing-a-fancy-cast-iron-air-brick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/2013\/repairing-a-fancy-cast-iron-air-brick\/","title":{"rendered":"Repairing a Fancy Cast Iron Air Brick"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is purely a visual repair to a cast iron air brick to the outside toilet.\u00a0 A combination of a leaky roof and zero maintenance had left the top part to rust away.\u00a0 This was one of little jobs that was holding up another one, this time fitting guttering to wash house.\u00a0 I could have knocked it out and bought a replacement (\u00a340+)\u00a0 or a modern vent.\u00a0 But it\u2019s all the little details that add to charm of the place so wherever possible I\u2019m repairing rather than replacing.<\/p>\n

1. The rust was chipped and wire brushed away then given a good coating of hammerite type paint.<\/p>\n

\"Cast<\/a>

Rusted away decorative cast iron air vent<\/p><\/div>\n

2. To replicate the missing pattern I made a mould from the bottom section using plastacine. As the design is symmetrical it flips over to match the top of the vent.<\/p>\n

\"Making<\/a>

Plastacine pressed on to make a mould<\/p><\/div>\n

3. Car body filler can then be pressed \u00a0in to effect the repair.\u00a0 It needed a bit of tidying up with sand paper before painting.<\/p>\n

\"Decorotive<\/a>

View from the inside<\/p><\/div>\n

Job done, it won\u2019t have a deal of structural strength but it looks just fine especially in silhouette \u00a0from the inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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