Brick & Block

543 topics in this forum

1. Bricks arriving, what to check

   By MortarThePoint, July 14, 2020
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   • MortarThePoint
   • July 18, 2020

2. Brickwork gauge problem !!

   By drumdog, July 10, 2020
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   • Mr Punter
   • July 10, 2020

3. Brick Specials - Whoops!

   By MortarThePoint, July 8, 2020
   • 14 replies
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   • LA3222
   • July 9, 2020

4. Cleaning paint from exterior brickwork

   By guyspartacus, July 8, 2020   

   • paint
   • brick
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

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

5. Air Brick Issue in new build

   By Diche, March 15, 2020
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   • Gallow10
   • July 6, 2020

6. PIR board for block cavity

   By gravelrash, June 28, 2020
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   • gravelrash
   • July 6, 2020

7. Cavity trays oversailing lintels

   By MortarThePoint, July 6, 2020   

   • dpc
   • lintels
   • 3 replies
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   • epsilonGreedy
   • July 6, 2020

8. Brickwork and Blockwork Labour Cost Estimator

   By MortarThePoint, June 28, 2020
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   • Oz07
   • June 29, 2020

9. Lightweight concrete blocks and cracks

   By Water, June 5, 2020
   • 23 replies
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   • Declan52
   • June 28, 2020

10. Is this normal?

    By Bigeara87, June 19, 2020   

    • brick wall
    • building
    • 7 replies
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    • nod
    • June 19, 2020

11. Mesh in brickwork to stop cracking

    By Drew1000, June 6, 2020
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    • Drew1000
    • June 10, 2020

12. Builders in Scotland (central)

    By Guest, June 4, 2020
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    • Guest
    • June 4, 2020

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

    By LeanTwo, May 29, 2020
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    • Jilly
    • May 29, 2020

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

    By carlosdeanos, May 26, 2020
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    • Temp
    • May 26, 2020

15. Cavity ties and DPC in save bed joint

    By MortarThePoint, May 16, 2020
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    • Mike
    • May 20, 2020

16. Looking for ideas for cavity closer for my wonk

    By Digmixfill, May 17, 2020
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    • Digmixfill
    • May 18, 2020

17. Recommended pointing style 1 2

    By Danzka, May 16, 2020   

    • pointing
    • recessed pointing
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      • recessed pointing
      • bucket pointing
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    • Temp
    • May 17, 2020

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

    By gwebstech, May 6, 2020
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    • Onoff
    • May 7, 2020

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

    By dnb, May 3, 2020
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    • dnb
    • May 6, 2020

20. 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
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    • dpmiller
    • April 29, 2020

21. Wall Construction Advice

    By carlosdeanos, April 21, 2020
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    • carlosdeanos
    • April 21, 2020

22. Plasticiser or hydrated lime for brick laying newbie

    By mr rusty, April 19, 2020
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    • tonyshouse
    • April 19, 2020

23. Labour Cost Increase 1 2

    By LA3222, April 14, 2020
    • 25 replies
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    • PeterW
    • April 15, 2020

24. Do radiator pipes have to be chased into wall?

    By gwebstech, March 25, 2020
    • 9 replies
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    • nod
    • March 26, 2020

25. Advice on compliance for windows/doors new build

    By gwebstech, March 20, 2020
    • 7 replies
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    • gwebstech
    • March 25, 2020