Browse Forums Building A New House Re: white mortar for bricks is a 25% price increase reasonab 3Aug 27, 2020 11:31 pm So a 10k brick job is now 12.5K? White mortar is not easy to achieve. White cement, white brick sand (not that white, clay in it still for brick laying) and white oxide (very expensive) Re: white mortar for bricks is a 25% price increase reasonab 4Aug 28, 2020 8:55 am Mirrmu83 So a 10k brick job is now 12.5K? White mortar is not easy to achieve. White cement, white brick sand (not that white, clay in it still for brick laying) and white oxide (very expensive) Yes you are right actually it is 40% so $35k job is now $50k Re: white mortar for bricks is a 25% price increase reasonab 5Sep 26, 2020 11:49 pm I have just paid approx $1200 to upgrade both my standard double brick and feature brick pillar to have white mortar - really depends on how much area there is. I only have the front pillar and probably a third of my standard brick to be visible (rest will be common walls with neighbours or behind render) 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 81831 2 9451 Fair Trading can issue orders to rectify and complete but once the matter goes to NCAT these orders are automatically vacated. You will have to terminate contract and sue… 21 29820 |