Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 2Dec 04, 2007 8:03 am Gav & Vanessa Building In Melbourne (Sth East Suburbs) http://www.arkraider.blogspot.com/ Rawdon Hill Construction - Canterbury Heritage Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 10Dec 04, 2007 5:36 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 12Dec 05, 2007 9:16 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 14Dec 05, 2007 5:57 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 17Dec 06, 2007 12:34 pm Slightly OT:
What gets me about most modern so-called "brick" houses is that the brickwork is purely aesthetic. They aren't load-bearing walls. The whole concept seems extremely odd - why even bother pretending it's brick ? I used to live in a art deco place where ALL the walls (interior & exterior) were double-brick cement-rendered. That was a fantastically solid, quiet, and warm house. Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 18Dec 06, 2007 6:48 pm Sorry I haven't returned to reply till now, I've been too busy.
Anyhow, the internal bricks are indeed Midland Fastwall & came in bound pallets so I doubt that they're seconds! I met with the supervisor yesterday morning and felt reasonably reassured. He confirmed without prompting the theory that it's deliberate for better grip and that the big gaps between the roughly reduced bricks won't be a problem. Apparently they fill up the gaps when they cover the walls with a 10mm thick layer of cement before it's plastered. Given that the lintels I saw installed to the ensuite are brick encased in cement, it would seem that these internal walls are going to be pretty damn strong! So thanks for your thoughts. Given the speedy progress to this point, we had wondered how far they would get before the Christmas break. Not much further would appear to be the answer! The roof truss factory lost power for a couple of days after delivery had already been delayed so nothing will happen at all for 2 weeks from when they finished the brickwork. Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 19Dec 06, 2007 7:01 pm memphis Michelle Yeah just wondering if he knew he got seconds! More that likely they used the crappy ones left over…..but still, I can’t help wounder what he got charged for? you keep making assumptions that the brickwork quality is sub par.... the bricks are called internal fastwalls, and look like that from the brick plant.. http://www.midlandbrick.com.au/docs/pro ... Utility%20 and since double brick is standard...not an additional cost, he didnt get "charged" for anything more than standard internal fastwalls. Dont want to be rude but please stop casting judgement on what you dont know. Only know what I have seen….many times! But for you I’ll stop casting judgement Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Should there be gaps in mortar on inner walls? New pics. 20Dec 06, 2007 11:41 pm Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place - I’m new to the property/building journey (trying to buy my first home) so not sure where/who to go with these sorts of… 0 19303 Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37857 10 15899 |