- 1). Roll out a tarp on the floor under the brick fireplace to protect the flooring from dust and pieces of mortar.
- 2). Put the tip of a carbide-tipped grout saw on a horizontal line of mortar. Remove as much grout as you can with this tool. Move across the brick fireplace wall, removing all horizontal grout lines.
- 3). Repeat this process for the vertical grout lines.
- 4). Place a 5-in-1 painter's tool so it is resting on a portion of remaining mortar. Tap the handle with a mallet to remove remaining mortar.
- 5). Grab onto the brick and work it back and forth gently until it slides free of the fireplace wall. Scrub all four sides of the brick with a stiff-bristled brush to remove any mortar that is stuck to the side of the brick.
- 6). Move to another brick and repeat the process. Continue until all of the brick has been removed from the wall.
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