Firstly the brickies dont wash it, its a brick cleaner who washes it.
The bricks are always washed first then the bog is put in, no point putting the bog in for the brick cleaner to blow it all out..
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Is the expansion joint in middle of the facade acceptable 21Jun 24, 2009 4:40 pm andrei I have also got the same issue what if brickies wash it now and the silicone stuff is not even in. Firstly the brickies dont wash it, its a brick cleaner who washes it. The bricks are always washed first then the bog is put in, no point putting the bog in for the brick cleaner to blow it all out.. Re: Is the expansion joint in middle of the facade acceptable 25Jun 24, 2009 5:09 pm I would much rather the expatiation joints than a huge crack down the front. we have a few around the sides of the house we are pretty lucky. Yes they fill then with silicon and dont look too bad once that's done John, Tarin and the Kids Built and moving in to the Regent Grande with Masterton homes http://thebrownsaremovingtothecountry.blogspot.com Re: Is the expansion joint in middle of the facade acceptable 26Jun 24, 2009 5:21 pm I guess you are right, rather have expansion joints than a huge crack. Sorry to change the topic but Does anyone know rough estimate how much would it cost to have the front portico facade rendered or stone cladded? We wanna do it in future. Re: Is the expansion joint in middle of the facade acceptable 28Jun 25, 2009 8:10 am andrei I guess you are right, rather have expansion joints than a huge crack. Sorry to change the topic but Does anyone know rough estimate how much would it cost to have the front portico facade rendered or stone cladded? We wanna do it in future. and even if you do that they won't cover up the joints unfortunately. So you will still see them. John, Tarin and the Kids Built and moving in to the Regent Grande with Masterton homes http://thebrownsaremovingtothecountry.blogspot.com Re: Is the expansion joint in middle of the facade acceptable 29Jun 25, 2009 9:03 am mellybuilding borg I don not comprehend why there are two so close to each other. But then again one would need to see the full front elevation. we have two in the front as they need to be every six metres. Plus we are on clay soil so we def had to have them. I've got a 13 m section of wall without an expansion joint. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Is the expansion joint in middle of the facade acceptable 30Jun 25, 2009 11:52 am Casa2 mellybuilding borg I don not comprehend why there are two so close to each other. But then again one would need to see the full front elevation. we have two in the front as they need to be every six metres. Plus we are on clay soil so we def had to have them. I've got a 13 m section of wall without an expansion joint. ohhh no fair, our clay must be more reactive than your soil. as others have said. Id rather have them than cracks. Living in Caloundra Thread****** Lovin my house all finished!!! Now tackling the HUGE task of the Garden- viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14782 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9862 Hi all I need a guidance on how far I need to space expansion joints in the concrete driveway and its type (keyway/foam.) Contraction joints are at 3m max for a 125 slab. Thanks 0 10942 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 4578 |