brickwork damage

Bill Wright wrote:
Martin wrote:

I find Bill's anecdotes about his grandson entertaining.

Thank you.

I think he was being sarcastic.

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:44:09 +0000 (UTC), Si1k wrote:

Bill Wright wrote:
Martin wrote:

I find Bill's anecdotes about his grandson entertaining.

Thank you.

I think he was being sarcastic.

So was Bill.

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:37:17 +0100, Bill Wright
wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:
On 18/04/2013 18:16, Bill Wright wrote:
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Was that wall just a single brick thickness? Or single with cavity?
Just wondering as the lower right-hand brick seems to have turned into
the wall half an inch or so. It's almost as though the mast has
swivelled rather than been pulled out.

It was a cavity wall.

I'd still like to konw what the proper name is for a brick joint where
the mortar doesn't stick. 'Dry joint' seems appropriate for that one
as well.

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I'd still like to konw what the proper name is for a brick joint where
the mortar doesn't stick. 'Dry joint' seems appropriate for that one
as well.

Live? That's used for old plaster which has gone all crumbly and I think
I've heard it applied to mortar too.

--
*Sleep with a photographer and watch things develop

Dave Plowman London SW
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wrote:
On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:44:09 +0000 (UTC), Si1k wrote:

Bill Wright wrote:
Martin wrote:

I find Bill's anecdotes about his grandson entertaining.

Thank you.

I think he was being sarcastic.

So was Bill.

Of course he was.

In article , Bill Wright
scribeth thus
Si1k wrote:


Fact: NO ONE gives a flying **** about other people's kids. Some are just
better at hiding it.

The sad thing is you really believe that. What an impoverished soul you
must have.

Bill

He's getting more tetchy as he ages Bill;!(...
--
Tony Sayer

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lid scribeth thus
On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:37:17 +0100, Bill Wright
wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:
On 18/04/2013 18:16, Bill Wright wrote:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ed%20low%20res
.jpg


Was that wall just a single brick thickness? Or single with cavity?
Just wondering as the lower right-hand brick seems to have turned into
the wall half an inch or so. It's almost as though the mast has
swivelled rather than been pulled out.

It was a cavity wall.

I'd still like to konw what the proper name is for a brick joint where
the mortar doesn't stick. 'Dry joint' seems appropriate for that one
as well.

My dad was a bricklayer and so is the 'bro in law but I've never head
them comment on bricks like that, other phrases and bits about bricks
but nothing on that type of joint.

So dry is as good as any and probably about right too;!.....
--
Tony Sayer

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tony sayer wrote:
I'd still like to konw what the proper name is for a brick joint where
the mortar doesn't stick. 'Dry joint' seems appropriate for that one
as well.

My dad was a bricklayer and so is the 'bro in law but I've never head
them comment on bricks like that, other phrases and bits about bricks
but nothing on that type of joint.

So dry is as good as any and probably about right too;!.....

With older places and lime mortar, the mortar is no more than a soft pad
between the bricks or stones. It has little or no adhesion to them.

The pointing, which is usually much newer, will have some adhesion to the
bricks.

--
*Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Dave Plowman London SW
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tony sayer wrote:

So dry is as good as any and probably about right too;!.....

One of my builder friends used to say "Mortar isn't a glue, it's a
gasket."

It sounds like one of those sayings that sounds good but isn't really
true. In my experience mortar almost always adheres to the bricks very
strongly, and indeed if it didn't an awful lot of buildings and walls
would be pretty fragile. I think his point was that your construction
mustn't *rely* on the mortar acting like a glue.

I vaguely remember my dad (because in those days dads knew everything)
saying that poor adhesion occurs when the brick isn't soaked in water
before the mortar is applied. Thus it soaks all the water out of the
layer of mortar touching the brick, stopping it from going off and
sticking properly.

I think the problem mentioned earlier could easily be caused by failing
to soak porous bricks prior to laying, which suggests "dry joint" is a
good term.

--
SteveT

Si1k wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:
Martin wrote:

I find Bill's anecdotes about his grandson entertaining.
Thank you.

I think he was being sarcastic.
No, he isn't a nasty person.

Bill