Brick & Block

569 topics in this forum

1. Vertical crack in extension through padstone under new steel

   By lookseehear, April 13
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   • lookseehear
   • May 27

2. Insulation in a gable end cavity?

   By newbridgewolf, May 20
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   • DannyT
   • May 26

3. Another brick matching post

   By William Leveret Hare, May 22
   • 3 replies
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   • jack
   • May 23

4. Masonry to steel ties

   By Ay8452, May 22
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   • Ay8452
   • May 22

5. Thoughts on ripping out this wall over the stairs

   By dave1967, May 13
   • 2 replies
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   • dave1967
   • May 13

6. Floor slab and foundation expansion foam - is it needed.

   By LSB, May 13
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   • LSB
   • May 13

7. 325mm block work

   By OldieNewbie, April 16
   • 5 replies
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   • OldieNewbie
   • April 17

8. Bonding of blockwork over heads

   By OldieNewbie, April 8
   • 4 replies
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   • OldieNewbie
   • April 10

9. Fixing wall plates on concrete lintels

   By Chanmenie, April 6
   • 7 replies
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   • Mr Punter
   • April 8

10. Bonding of blockwork / brickwork

    By OldieNewbie, March 28
    • 3 replies
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    • DannyT
    • April 1

11. Any idea what type of bricks these are?

    By Co1, March 12
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    • gaz_moose
    • March 22

12. Are some snots and caps a problem on the inside of a new brick wall? 1 2 3

    By Bounce, March 10
    • 70 replies
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    • saveasteading
    • March 15

13. Marmox Thermoblock - sealant needed?

    By Dunc, March 4
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    • Dunc
    • March 6

14. Cavity external doorways- returning blocks inside to out?

    By daunker, February 14
    • 6 replies
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    • daunker
    • March 2

15. Laying blocks in cold weather

    By LSB, March 1
    • 2 replies
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    • LSB
    • March 1

16. New cavity wall abutting an existing drystone wall

    By Bemak, February 25
    • 1 reply
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    • kandgmitchell
    • February 28

17. Old uninsulated slab next to new insulated slab

    By NandM, February 29, 2024
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    • ab12
    • February 9

18. Internal Steps - How to build... 1 2

    By Mulberry View, February 5
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    • Mulberry View
    • February 7

19. Where to lap DPM with Marmox with split floor level?

    By lookseehear, February 3
    • 6 replies
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    • Nickfromwales
    • February 6

20. Which robust blocks to use to achieve U-value 0.18 as part of CWI on extension?

    By ab12, January 19
    • 9 replies
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    • lookseehear
    • February 3

21. No residual cavity space left!

    By Sunil237, January 20
    • 6 replies
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    • gravelrash
    • January 31

22. Depth of marmox to minimise bridging 1 2 3

    By SBMS, January 24
    • 66 replies
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    • G and J
    • January 30

23. Blocks on Lintels

    By LSB, January 27
    • 3 replies
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    • Canski
    • January 27

24. Bricks not matching samples? 1 2

    By Dan1983, June 6, 2021
    • 40 replies
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    • luappy13
    • January 27

25. Retrospectively insulating small cavity wall

    By jayc89, January 6
    • 9 replies
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    • richard_scotland
    • January 9