Brick & Block

580 topics in this forum

1. Spacing of movement joints

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

2. Tension with the Brickie

   By MortarThePoint, August 21, 2020
   • 19 replies
   • 3.3k views
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   • Roundtuit
   • August 21, 2020

3. Blockwork going up first

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

4. B&B+internal cellulose layer hybrid

   By Olf, June 11, 2020
   • 6 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • joth
   • August 10, 2020

5. Insulating Around Cavity Trays

   By MortarThePoint, August 1, 2020   

   • cavity insulation
   • dpc
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

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

6. Cavity wall insulation options

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

7. Weep hole vent recommendations

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

8. best mortar to fill exterior crack in wall

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

9. which blocks should we use

   By LSL, July 22, 2020   

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

10. What weight can a 3.7N block support?

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

11. Beware Flemish bond vs brick size

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

12. How do you hide the lintels?

    By MortarThePoint, July 1, 2020   

    • lintels
    • brickwork
    • 12 replies
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • July 21, 2020

13. Bricks arriving, what to check

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

14. Brickwork gauge problem !!

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

15. Brick Specials - Whoops!

    By MortarThePoint, July 8, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • LA3222
    • July 9, 2020

16. Cleaning paint from exterior brickwork

    By guyspartacus, July 8, 2020   

    • paint
    • brick
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • paint
      • brick
      • renovation
      • cleaning
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • guyspartacus
    • July 8, 2020

17. Air Brick Issue in new build

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

18. PIR board for block cavity

    By gravelrash, June 28, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views
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    • gravelrash
    • July 6, 2020

19. Cavity trays oversailing lintels

    By MortarThePoint, July 6, 2020   

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

20. Brickwork and Blockwork Labour Cost Estimator

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

21. Lightweight concrete blocks and cracks

    By Water, June 5, 2020
    • 23 replies
    • 10.3k views
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    • Declan52
    • June 28, 2020

22. Is this normal?

    By Bigeara87, June 19, 2020   

    • brick wall
    • building
    • 7 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • nod
    • June 19, 2020

23. Mesh in brickwork to stop cracking

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

24. Builders in Scotland (central)

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

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

    By LeanTwo, May 29, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 7.1k views
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    • Jilly
    • May 29, 2020