Brick & Block

543 topics in this forum

1. Dense blocks for a rendered external wall

   By patp, November 10, 2020
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   • MarkyP
   • November 10, 2020

2. Brick shortage

   By yan101, November 9, 2020
   • 5 replies
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   • yan101
   • November 10, 2020

3. State of brick wall 1 2

   By Simba_ali, July 29, 2020
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   • Simba_ali
   • November 8, 2020

4. Mistake, advice needed . Insulation in cavity stops at DPC.

   By connick159, November 1, 2020   

   • wall
   • cavity
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • wall
     • cavity
     • insulation
     • below dpc
   • 4 replies
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   • Iceverge
   • November 2, 2020

5. laying blocks

   By LSB, October 26, 2020
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   • Declan52
   • October 27, 2020

6. what else do i need

   By Buzz, October 22, 2020
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   • Buzz
   • October 23, 2020

7. What would you do?

   By AG_YB, October 17, 2020
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   • joe90
   • October 17, 2020

8. Periscope Vent Alternative

   By davosbizniz, October 15, 2020
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   • Mr Punter
   • October 15, 2020

9. Temporary Frame for Door Opening

   By AndrewR, October 13, 2020
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   • AndrewR
   • October 14, 2020

10. Movement Joints between brickwork and blockwork

    By MortarThePoint, October 4, 2020
    • 9 replies
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    • MortarThePoint
    • October 7, 2020

11. Bricklayer's Invoice - Reasonable or Expensive? 1 2

    By Fiddler, September 7, 2020
    • 25 replies
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    • Puff
    • October 4, 2020

12. Block sizes

    By LSB, October 2, 2020
    • 1 reply
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    • tonyshouse
    • October 2, 2020

13. What has your BI insisted on re: disabled access/ramps

    By gwebstech, September 1, 2020
    • 9 replies
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    • Temp
    • September 4, 2020

14. Spacing of movement joints

    By thurstonftw, August 21, 2020
    • 2 replies
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    • thurstonftw
    • August 22, 2020

15. Tension with the Brickie

    By MortarThePoint, August 21, 2020
    • 19 replies
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    • Roundtuit
    • August 21, 2020

16. Blockwork going up first

    By MortarThePoint, August 10, 2020
    • 18 replies
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • August 12, 2020

17. B&B+internal cellulose layer hybrid

    By Olf, June 11, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • joth
    • August 10, 2020

18. Insulating Around Cavity Trays

    By MortarThePoint, August 1, 2020   

    • cavity insulation
    • dpc
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      Tagged with:

      • cavity insulation
      • dpc
      • tray
    • 8 replies
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    • Russell griffiths
    • August 2, 2020

19. Cavity wall insulation options

    By JackofAll, July 29, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
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    • JackofAll
    • July 29, 2020

20. Weep hole vent recommendations

    By MortarThePoint, July 25, 2020
    • 11 replies
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    • nod
    • July 25, 2020

21. best mortar to fill exterior crack in wall

    By tonygg, July 25, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 880 views
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    • PeterW
    • July 25, 2020

22. which blocks should we use

    By LSL, July 22, 2020   

    • blocks
    • 4 replies
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    • Onoff
    • July 22, 2020

23. What weight can a 3.7N block support?

    By epsilonGreedy, July 21, 2020
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    • Temp
    • July 22, 2020

24. Beware Flemish bond vs brick size

    By MortarThePoint, July 22, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • PeterW
    • July 22, 2020

25. How do you hide the lintels?

    By MortarThePoint, July 1, 2020   

    • lintels
    • brickwork
    • 12 replies
    • 13.2k views
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • July 21, 2020