Brick & Block

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1. So windposts arrived, nicely painted

   By CalvinHobbes, June 12, 2023
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   • Conor
   • June 12, 2023

2. How fo you protect a radon barrier on top of a slab?

   By CalvinHobbes, June 10, 2023
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   • CalvinHobbes
   • June 10, 2023

3. What to use for closing off cavity walls finishing at first floor height?

   By ruggers, June 4, 2023
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   • ruggers
   • June 4, 2023

4. Snots in a 200mm block cavity

   By CalvinHobbes, June 1, 2023
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   • CalvinHobbes
   • June 3, 2023

5. Meanwhile, in Austria…

   By HughF, June 2, 2023
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   • HughF
   • June 2, 2023

6. Missing weep Vents

   By Rmichie, May 17, 2023
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   • Brickie
   • May 31, 2023

7. Types of cracks

   By Moggaman, May 28, 2023
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   • Dave Jones
   • May 30, 2023

8. weep vents below dpc floor level?

   By buildman, May 29, 2023
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   • Dave Jones
   • May 30, 2023

9. What is the equivalent to Mannock 7.5N?

   By CalvinHobbes, May 25, 2023
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   • dpmiller
   • May 26, 2023

10. DPM on mortar

    By LSB, May 24, 2023
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    • LSB
    • May 24, 2023

11. Drylining airtightness advice

    By bmj1, May 21, 2023
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    • Big Jimbo
    • May 23, 2023

12. Xtrathem cavity wall insulation

    By SarahG, May 21, 2023
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    • Johnnyt
    • May 21, 2023

13. Closing the Cavity - Fixing Large Aluminium Sliding Doors

    By Lift span, February 21, 2023
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    • Lift span
    • May 19, 2023

14. Multiple hairline cracks

    By Moggaman, May 17, 2023
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    • Moggaman
    • May 17, 2023

15. Beam and Block For First Floor

    By Sarah29, May 7, 2023
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    • Iceverge
    • May 8, 2023

16. block / block with full cavity

    By LSB, April 29, 2023
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    • LSB
    • April 29, 2023

17. Loose Block

    By GrantMcscott, April 18, 2023
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    • GrantMcscott
    • April 18, 2023

18. Brick work when top of concrete trench is level with tarmac

    By greenbanana, April 16, 2023
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    • Canski
    • April 16, 2023

19. How would you finish round these windows?

    By Barryscotland, September 2, 2022
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    • Barryscotland
    • April 12, 2023

20. sand / cement calculation for 4:1 ratio

    By LSB, April 10, 2023
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    • Brickie
    • April 10, 2023

21. Face brick mortar gauging consistency?

    By ruggers, April 8, 2023
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    • Canski
    • April 9, 2023

22. Using Foamglas (or similar) between steel/masonry bearings (eg padstones or chimney propping)

    By lineweight, March 31, 2023
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    • Tom
    • April 3, 2023

23. What stage of build to put passive purple/blower

    By health mechanic, March 26, 2023
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    • Sparrowhawk
    • March 27, 2023

24. blocks to use

    By LSB, March 26, 2023
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    • LSB
    • March 26, 2023

25. Just got the foundation layout

    By CalvinHobbes, March 16, 2023
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    • Declan52
    • March 16, 2023