Brick & Block

523 topics in this forum

1. best mortar to fill exterior crack in wall

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

2. which blocks should we use

   By LSL, July 22, 2020   

   • blocks
   • 4 replies
   • 1.2k views
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   • Onoff
   • July 22, 2020

3. What weight can a 3.7N block support?

   By epsilonGreedy, July 21, 2020
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   • 4.4k views
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   • Temp
   • July 22, 2020

4. Beware Flemish bond vs brick size

   By MortarThePoint, July 22, 2020
   • 4 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • PeterW
   • July 22, 2020

5. How do you hide the lintels?

   By MortarThePoint, July 1, 2020   

   • lintels
   • brickwork
   • 12 replies
   • 11.8k views
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   • epsilonGreedy
   • July 21, 2020

6. Bricks arriving, what to check

   By MortarThePoint, July 14, 2020
   • 15 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • MortarThePoint
   • July 18, 2020

7. Brickwork gauge problem !!

   By drumdog, July 10, 2020
   • 3 replies
   • 1.5k views
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   • Mr Punter
   • July 10, 2020

8. Brick Specials - Whoops!

   By MortarThePoint, July 8, 2020
   • 14 replies
   • 3.3k views
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   • LA3222
   • July 9, 2020

9. Cleaning paint from exterior brickwork

   By guyspartacus, July 8, 2020   

   • paint
   • brick
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • paint
     • brick
     • renovation
     • cleaning
   • 6 replies
   • 1k views
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   • guyspartacus
   • July 8, 2020

10. Air Brick Issue in new build

    By Diche, March 15, 2020
    • 6 replies
    • 5.5k views
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    • Gallow10
    • July 6, 2020

11. PIR board for block cavity

    By gravelrash, June 28, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • gravelrash
    • July 6, 2020

12. Cavity trays oversailing lintels

    By MortarThePoint, July 6, 2020   

    • dpc
    • lintels
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • July 6, 2020

13. Brickwork and Blockwork Labour Cost Estimator

    By MortarThePoint, June 28, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 11.7k views
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    • Oz07
    • June 29, 2020

14. Lightweight concrete blocks and cracks

    By Water, June 5, 2020
    • 23 replies
    • 8k views
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    • Declan52
    • June 28, 2020

15. Is this normal?

    By Bigeara87, June 19, 2020   

    • brick wall
    • building
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • nod
    • June 19, 2020

16. Mesh in brickwork to stop cracking

    By Drew1000, June 6, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • Drew1000
    • June 10, 2020

17. Builders in Scotland (central)

    By Guest, June 4, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 732 views
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    • Guest
    • June 4, 2020

18. U (or R) value of a 100 mm Thermalite Block

    By LeanTwo, May 29, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 5.3k views
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    • Jilly
    • May 29, 2020

19. What type of block will support concrete beam floor?

    By carlosdeanos, May 26, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 3.8k views
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    • Temp
    • May 26, 2020

20. Cavity ties and DPC in save bed joint

    By MortarThePoint, May 16, 2020
    • 15 replies
    • 3.8k views
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    • Mike
    • May 20, 2020

21. Looking for ideas for cavity closer for my wonk

    By Digmixfill, May 17, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Digmixfill
    • May 18, 2020

22. Recommended pointing style 1 2

    By Danzka, May 16, 2020   

    • pointing
    • recessed pointing
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • pointing
      • recessed pointing
      • bucket pointing
    • 35 replies
    • 4.6k views
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    • Temp
    • May 17, 2020

23. How did you hide your cables for wall hung tv?

    By gwebstech, May 6, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Onoff
    • May 7, 2020

24. Don't you just hate it when...

    By dnb, May 3, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views
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    • dnb
    • May 6, 2020

25. Tuning cavity width for Flemish Bond 1 2

    By MortarThePoint, April 27, 2020   

    • bricks
    • cavity
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • bricks
      • cavity
      • cavity wall
      • cavity wall insulation
    • 28 replies
    • 5.3k views
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    • dpmiller
    • April 29, 2020