Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 11, 2007 9:30 pm Is it normal for there to be small pockets in mortar post brick cleaning?
This is where the mortar hasn't been mixed properly and small clumps of sand are washed out, as shown. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/melbournelyn/mortar1.jpg http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/melbournelyn/mortar2.jpg Bricks are Austral Renovation Red, wouldn't recommend now they come out of Craigieburn - not enough of the darker colour variation that they used to have. Whole house looks orange! Re: Pockets in Mortar post brick cleaning 3Nov 12, 2007 7:34 am Quote: Spiders have to live somewhere. And apart from the spiders homes, I'd say they used the wrong grade of sand or it got contaminated as I would not expect that many rocks to be pulled out during the cleaning phase. Steve Re: Pockets in Mortar post brick cleaning 4Nov 12, 2007 9:25 am Also known as mortar blowout.
The divots are ok. The holes are not and will need to be filled up to meet aussie standards. Talk to your builder. They will fix it up! Re: Pockets in Mortar post brick cleaning 6Nov 12, 2007 11:47 am Yak_Chat Quote: Spiders have to live somewhere. And apart from the spiders homes, I'd say they used the wrong grade of sand or it got contaminated as I would not expect that many rocks to be pulled out during the cleaning phase. Steve Wrong grade of sand alright - it was RED (our contact specified yellow). Wildlife are fine ... just not in the walls!! Matt, what is the scientific difference between a divot and a hole? There are only a few sections of wall that are like this, but it is really noticeable. Thanks for your suggestions, we will discuss it with the site supervisor and start a spider breeding program! Re: Pockets in Mortar post brick cleaning 7Nov 12, 2007 11:57 am Lyn Yak_Chat Matt, what is the scientific difference between a divot and a hole? LOL Nothing scientific....just ask a golfer!! A whole is where you can see through to the inside of the house (ie the silver paper) and this needs to be filled up. The divots are ok but if they are going to mix a batch of mortar to fix the holes get them to fix the big divots as well. Shouldn't be a major issue I'd have thought. We have a new build and need to clean bricks around a newly constructed deck. Need advice about whether to clean bricks with acid prior to oiling the deck, or should we… 0 2580 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 4568 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place - Iām new to the property/building journey (trying to buy my first home) so not sure where/who to go with these sorts of… 0 19134 |