Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Nov 16, 2011 3:16 pm I am building with metri*con now and having problem with the brick and mortar. My house having dark brown color brick and off white mortar. Now the brick is leeching color to ther mortar and make the mortar become brown in some part of the house. Two issue that i have a the moment: 1. They said its natural for the brick to leech color and after a while it will stop ( the brick has been installed for more than 6 months) They washed the mortar yesterday and I inspect the house again today I notice that the color of the mortar become yellowish. 2. I talk to them again and their reason now is that because it hasnt dried properly. after the hot weather the yellowish mortar will turn to white again. Are those 2 statement are true? the reason for i dont believe them are: 1. Those bricks have been washed 3 times in the last 6 month (after they finish the outside, first and second inspection about 3 weeks apart). 2. because even though after the rain last night, the mortar at the front of the house where the color is off-white still stay off-white while the side still yellow. Thanks for the advise. Re: METR*CON Home - problem with mortar and bricks 2Nov 17, 2011 1:48 pm Does it look like the picture from this link under iron stains http://www.australbricks.com/03-Brick-Cleaning-and-Maintenance Re: METR*CON Home - problem with mortar and bricks 3Nov 18, 2011 8:07 pm Yes it is.... I just settle the house today with a condition they going to inspect it again in 90 days and 1 year and even after 1 year if it still occurs during 1 year period. very very dissapointed with them i will create another topic for it. Re: METR*CON Home - problem with mortar and bricks 4Nov 27, 2011 9:42 am Why do builders think that washing bricks again and again will fix every problem? Without looking at the pictures you almost certainly have acid burn. Acid has penetrated the brick surface and sisolved the iron in the clay/sand. Everytime the brick is saturated the water on the brick surface evaporates leaving the iron on the surface. As more moisture comes out in a capilary action this stain gets more and more noticable. The area needs treatment not flooding with water. Read the Brickwork Manual and the Brick Cleaning Guide for more info. http://www.thinkbrick.com.au/technical-manuals-4/ Being a builder is more than just having once held a hammer. It's about the trades you hire and ensuring that they give a result that meets the industry standard and the home owners expectations. Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 81692 Recently I moved to a 30 year old house and found within few months there are small brown nests in the brick mortar and few small round holes in few places of brick… 0 22676 How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 5928 |