Brick & Block

541 topics in this forum

1. Bonding of blockwork over heads

   By OldieNewbie, Tuesday at 18:54
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   • 146 views
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   • OldieNewbie
   • Thursday at 18:17

2. Fixing wall plates on concrete lintels

   By Chanmenie, April 6
   • 7 replies
   • 173 views
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   • Mr Punter
   • Tuesday at 13:38

3. Incorporating an external solar blind into the construct

   By mads, April 4
   • 8 replies
   • 201 views
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   • DannyT
   • April 5

4. Bonding of blockwork / brickwork

   By OldieNewbie, March 28
   • 3 replies
   • 198 views
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   • DannyT
   • April 1

5. Any idea what type of bricks these are?

   By Co1, March 12
   • 5 replies
   • 367 views
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   • gaz_moose
   • March 22

6. Are some snots and caps a problem on the inside of a new brick wall? 1 2 3

   By Bounce, March 10
   • 70 replies
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   • saveasteading
   • March 15

7. Marmox Thermoblock - sealant needed?

   By Dunc, March 4
   • 2 replies
   • 347 views
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   • Dunc
   • March 6

8. Cavity external doorways- returning blocks inside to out?

   By daunker, February 14
   • 6 replies
   • 603 views
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   • daunker
   • March 2

9. Laying blocks in cold weather

   By LSB, March 1
   • 2 replies
   • 264 views
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   • LSB
   • March 1

10. New cavity wall abutting an existing drystone wall

    By Bemak, February 25
    • 1 reply
    • 342 views
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    • kandgmitchell
    • February 28

11. Old uninsulated slab next to new insulated slab

    By NandM, February 29, 2024
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • ab12
    • February 9

12. Internal Steps - How to build... 1 2

    By Mulberry View, February 5
    • 37 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Mulberry View
    • February 7

13. Where to lap DPM with Marmox with split floor level?

    By lookseehear, February 3
    • 6 replies
    • 462 views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • February 6

14. Which robust blocks to use to achieve U-value 0.18 as part of CWI on extension?

    By ab12, January 19
    • 9 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • lookseehear
    • February 3

15. No residual cavity space left!

    By Sunil237, January 20
    • 6 replies
    • 640 views
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    • gravelrash
    • January 31

16. Depth of marmox to minimise bridging 1 2 3

    By SBMS, January 24
    • 66 replies
    • 3k views
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    • G and J
    • January 30

17. Blocks on Lintels

    By LSB, January 27
    • 3 replies
    • 414 views
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    • Canski
    • January 27

18. Bricks not matching samples? 1 2

    By Dan1983, June 6, 2021
    • 40 replies
    • 6.3k views
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    • luappy13
    • January 27

19. Retrospectively insulating small cavity wall

    By jayc89, January 6
    • 9 replies
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    • richard_scotland
    • January 9

20. Explaining this thermal bridging door threshold detail?

    By SBMS, January 2
    • 11 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • saveasteading
    • January 4

21. Aerated Blocks and bond strength

    By Will A, November 25, 2024
    • 22 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • Gus Potter
    • December 15, 2024

22. Beam and block ceiling plasterboard

    By iMCaan, September 10, 2022
    • 13 replies
    • 6k views
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    • iMCaan
    • December 13, 2024

23. Internal Walls - Marmox Thermoblocks & Concrete Blocks 1 2

    By Mulberry View, September 25, 2024
    • 47 replies
    • 5.8k views
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    • Iceverge
    • December 8, 2024

24. Fabric spec - what can I improve easily? 1 2 3

    By Indy, December 1, 2024
    • 53 replies
    • 6.2k views
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    • Iceverge
    • December 6, 2024

25. Minor settlement cracks and decor - question

    By Jimbo37, November 30, 2024   

    • settlement cracks
    • paint
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      • decor
    • 3 replies
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    • Jimbo37
    • December 2, 2024