Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Mortar test cost? 2Apr 13, 2019 11:02 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Mortar test cost? 4Jul 18, 2019 5:11 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Mortar test cost? 5Jul 18, 2019 5:28 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Mortar test cost? 9Aug 23, 2019 3:07 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Mortar test cost? 11Aug 23, 2019 3:51 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Mortar test cost? 13Aug 24, 2019 9:29 am AandM Hi, one more question. We have requested a new certificate of compliance for the weak mortar and our builder has ignored that so far. Their engineer came out and his report acknowledges some of our issues, and made a few recs to either repoint or render the brickwork, but it does not address the weak mortar. If they can’t get find an engineer willing to certify, are they obligated to rebuild the bricks? Parts of the wall will be checked against the codes, in same instances such as compression loading weak mortar is acceptable eg old houses which have weak lime mortar are OK engineers don't pull down the old brickwork when doing renos. It also depends on the roof loading onto the walls ie fan strutting? Your Engineer should look at every possible load combination to make your case If you require more info leave a PM Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Mortar test cost? 14Aug 24, 2019 10:50 am Thanks for your response! [quote="StructuralBIMGuy":3j4jv22w][quote="AandM":3j4jv22w]Hi, one more question. We have requested a new certificate of compliance for the weak mortar and our builder has ignored that so far. Their engineer came out and his report acknowledges some of our issues, and made a few recs to either repoint or render the brickwork, but it does not address the weak mortar. If they can’t get find an engineer willing to certify, are they obligated to rebuild the bricks? [/quote:3j4jv22w] Parts of the wall will be checked against the codes, in same instances such as compression loading weak mortar is acceptable eg old houses which have weak lime mortar are OK engineers don't pull down the old brickwork when doing renos. It also depends on the roof loading onto the walls ie fan strutting? Your Engineer should look at every possible load combination to make your case If you require more info leave a PM Cheers Chris[/quote:3j4jv22w] Re: Mortar test cost? 15Nov 25, 2019 11:08 pm Hello AandM I am thinking of having my mortar tested as well. My contract says that they could use up to a mix of 1:1:10 but the majority of mixes had to be 1:1:7 to 1:1:9. We built with Henley Homes and I've been spending hours going through our contract, specifications and the AS. The mortar for our house is so soft it crumbles between your hands. There are so many issues with our house as well that I don't know where to start. Do you mind mentioning who your builder is and have you thought about going to court? Have you had anymore luck since your last post? Hope you have. : ) Re: Mortar test cost? 16Nov 26, 2019 7:25 am Hi oz3429 Unfortunately, "I didn't know..." Isn't an excuse... caveat emptor House owners shouldn't expect much support for the courts, government legislation & Consumer protection Sadly, it's always been that way, Always have the documents, Plans,engineering & build properly inspected If you knew the consequences during the build, you'd gladly pay the extra $10/bag to increase the mix strength here Easy guide to cement Ratios HTH Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Mortar test cost? 17Nov 26, 2019 1:03 pm Brickies have been made to pull down brick walls in the past in our neck of the woods. I remember a house we built about twenty years ago and while we were building it a big tri-level BV house not far from us was being finished off, all the scaffolding being removed as well. A couple of days later a brick cleaner arrives with his pressure washer and started to clean the bricks. An hour later he packed up and went home??? We couldn't work out why. Two days later a few guys turned up in office clobber and walked around the house poking and prodding the walls. A week later a truck turns up, delivers a lot of scaffold which was erected around the house a day later and they start removing the bricks one by one from the walls. It turns out the mortar was really weak and the brick cleaner even with his pressure turned right down was blasting all the mortar out from between the bricks. All for the sake of a few more bags of cement as you say SBG. I can only wonder what the cost was to the brickie for having to lay all the bricks a second time. Stewie Re: Mortar test cost? 18Nov 26, 2019 9:30 pm Last time my client had the mortar lab tested it was $450 Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Hi, I am planning to select San Selmo reclaimed original for the fascade of my build. I have seen many photos on line of the brick varying from a rustic to a neat finish.… 0 4752 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place - I’m new to the property/building journey (trying to buy my first home) so not sure where/who to go with these sorts of… 0 19553 2 10077 |