Brick & Block

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1. Garage Door Piers Cold Bridging

   By wozza, February 6, 2019
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   • wozza
   • February 7, 2019

2. Brick and block vs Timber frame

   By Matt Jones, February 6, 2019   

   • brickandblock
   • timberframe
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     • timberframe
     • traditional
     • sips
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     • nonprofit
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   • epsilonGreedy
   • February 6, 2019

3. Detail without eaves

   By Moggaman, February 5, 2019
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   • Stones
   • February 6, 2019

4. Cavity Closers

   By wozza, February 2, 2019
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   • Miek
   • February 2, 2019

5. Instead of putting PIR in the cavity why don't we put it on the inside

   By AliG, January 31, 2019
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   • billt
   • February 1, 2019

6. Bricks specs

   By Sjk, January 28, 2019   

   • flood risk
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   • Temp
   • January 28, 2019

7. Blocks - Thermal Values

   By wozza, January 23, 2019
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   • wozza
   • January 23, 2019

8. Lignacite block

   By kxi, January 12, 2019
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   • kxi
   • January 13, 2019

9. Thin bed "mortar"

   By Sjk, January 3, 2019   

   • selfbuild
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   • Mr Punter
   • January 3, 2019

10. Basic advice of block construction and timber cladding please.

    By Tony99, December 16, 2018
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    • Tosh
    • December 16, 2018

11. Airtightness

    By nod, December 6, 2018
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    • nod
    • December 6, 2018

12. What’s in a block?

    By Ben100, November 6, 2018
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    • Ben100
    • November 6, 2018

13. Cold bridges - suggestions on ways to deal with them?

    By Digmixfill, October 30, 2018
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    • Digmixfill
    • October 30, 2018

14. 50mm cavity, difficult to maintain damp bridge free?

    By epsilonGreedy, September 10, 2018
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • September 18, 2018

15. Inner Skin (thin-Joint Vs Timber Frame)

    By Big Neil, September 6, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • PeterW
    • September 7, 2018

16. Choosing bricks

    By Sjk, September 3, 2018
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    • Temp
    • September 4, 2018

17. Parging for Air Tightness

    By Triassic, August 15, 2018
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    • Declan52
    • August 25, 2018

18. Do I need a DPC?

    By Triassic, August 9, 2018
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    • Russell griffiths
    • August 10, 2018

19. Is Mastercrete too posh for below ground blockwork?

    By epsilonGreedy, July 24, 2018
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    • Brickie
    • July 25, 2018

20. Plan C, leave aircrete walls naked for a winter? 1 2

    By epsilonGreedy, June 19, 2018
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    • Big Neil
    • July 6, 2018

21. Beguiled by thin-joint.

    By epsilonGreedy, June 14, 2018
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    • Brickie
    • June 22, 2018

22. Facing brick or block courses first?

    By epsilonGreedy, June 12, 2018
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    • Declan52
    • June 13, 2018

23. 6 months leadtime ..I almost SHIPPED a Brick ! 1 2

    By Ed_MK, May 22, 2018   

    • bricks
    • reclaim
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    • divorcingjack
    • June 12, 2018

24. Airbricks are below the desired finished ground level

    By daiking, May 24, 2017
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    • daiking
    • May 30, 2018

25. Interior cills

    By vfrdave, April 24, 2018   

    • interior
    • cills
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      • cills
      • sills
      • concrete
    • 8 replies
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    • Declan52
    • April 26, 2018