Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 15, 2019 2:49 am The title says it all. From my understanding, the rain will wash away the lime and make the bonding weak. Do the builder take any action to fix it? Current State: Slab/Frame/Bricklayer/Lockup/Lining/Stairs/Kitchen/Wet flooring/Painted/PCI/Got the Keys My Thread: Building Windsor 40 with Eden Brae (Caddens) Re: What will happen to the brickworks if it rained heavily 3Mar 15, 2019 7:16 am InvincibleInDN Do you have close up photos of the mortar? Did the bricklayer use an aerating agent along with the lime? Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: What will happen to the brickworks if it rained heavily 4Mar 15, 2019 10:37 am StructuralBIMGuy @InvincibleInDN Do you have close up photos of the mortar? Did the bricklayer use an aerating agent along with the lime? Unfortunately I don't have any close up photos and not sure if they used any aerating agent. I am in India and I saw the rain from the camera installed there. My friend told me that there was thunderstorm that day. I will be back by end of next week. First thing I have to do is go and check the brick layer Current State: Slab/Frame/Bricklayer/Lockup/Lining/Stairs/Kitchen/Wet flooring/Painted/PCI/Got the Keys My Thread: Building Windsor 40 with Eden Brae (Caddens) Re: What will happen to the brickworks if it rained heavily 5Mar 15, 2019 10:38 am gogo65 Bricks get rained on all the time, regardless of whether the house is under construction or not. I’m not sure what the difference would be? Raining on a wet mortar makes difference right? Current State: Slab/Frame/Bricklayer/Lockup/Lining/Stairs/Kitchen/Wet flooring/Painted/PCI/Got the Keys My Thread: Building Windsor 40 with Eden Brae (Caddens) Re: What will happen to the brickworks if it rained heavily 6Mar 15, 2019 11:43 am Ah, those Australian Brikkies and their Labourers carefully mixing up their lime-mortar out on the edges of the Capital Cities. Such craftsmanship brings tears of appreciation to the eyes, it does. Re: What will happen to the brickworks if it rained heavily 7Mar 15, 2019 2:58 pm InvincibleInDN gogo65 Bricks get rained on all the time, regardless of whether the house is under construction or not. I’m not sure what the difference would be? Raining on a wet mortar makes difference right? You didn’t say it was wet.... Re: What will happen to the brickworks if it rained heavily 9Mar 15, 2019 3:18 pm Steve4216 If you're worried you should book in your private inspector to go check It for you. Good idea. Current State: Slab/Frame/Bricklayer/Lockup/Lining/Stairs/Kitchen/Wet flooring/Painted/PCI/Got the Keys My Thread: Building Windsor 40 with Eden Brae (Caddens) |