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24th April 2008, 03:38 PM #1
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Bricklaying tips.
Hi all
can anyone give me some tips. Im extending a single interior brick wall and am using clay solids. However the solids are absorbing the water out of the mortar really fast. I have just been dipping the brick in water and then using it?? Is this ok. Should I leave it in the water for longer?? Its making the morter unmanagable when lining up the bricks to the stringline.
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25th April 2008, 01:06 AM #2
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A few brickies here will give you some tips
Are you using lime in your mix making it last longer and more manageable? Give the mortar a bit of a working over every once in a while to keep it sort of "fluffy"?
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25th April 2008, 09:29 AM #3
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Try Als site http://www.brickwork.net.au/
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6th May 2008, 08:04 PM #4
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Hey there,
Yeah wetting the bricks is right. Dont over wet them as they will move around once you lay them. Clay bricks can absorb more than their own weight of water. Make your mix as per usual and dont forget to add a bit of bycol.
Hope that helps
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6th May 2008, 08:43 PM #5
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It does sound like you mud could be a bit hungry.Are you using lime in your mix making it last longer and more manageable? Give the mortar a bit of a working over every once in a while to keep it sort of "fluffy"?
Are you mixing it at 6 sand 1 cement 1 lime?
Solids are a little harder to lay.
If they are dry as hell give them a little hose but only so they are damp almost dry.
To wet and they may float.
c2=a2+b2;
When buildings made with lime are subjected to small movements thay are more likely to develop many fine cracks than the individual large cracks which occur in stiffer cement-bound buildings. Water penetration can dissolve the 'free' lime and transport it. As the water evaporates, this lime is deposited and begins to heal the cracks. This process is called autogenous healing.
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6th May 2008, 08:45 PM #6
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What suburb are you in?
c2=a2+b2;
When buildings made with lime are subjected to small movements thay are more likely to develop many fine cracks than the individual large cracks which occur in stiffer cement-bound buildings. Water penetration can dissolve the 'free' lime and transport it. As the water evaporates, this lime is deposited and begins to heal the cracks. This process is called autogenous healing.
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