Wall
A wall is a continuous, usually vertical structure, thin in proportion to its length and height, built to provide shelter […]
Walls
Walls Resistance to weather and ground moisture
A requirement of the Building Regulations is that walls should adequately resist the passage of moisture to the inside of
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Ready mixed mortar
Of recent years ready mixed mortars have come into use particularly on sites where extensive areas of brickwork are laid.
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Mortar plasticiser
As an alternative to the use of lime it has become practice to use a mortar plasticiser with cement in the
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Matrix for mortar
The material that was used for many centuries before the advent of Portland cement as the matrix (binding agent) for
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Soft Sand and Sharp sand
Sand which is not washed and which contains a deal of clay in it feels soft and smooth when held
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MORTAR FOR BRICKWORK AND BLOCKWORK
Clay bricks are rarely exactly rectangular in shape and they vary in size. Some facing bricks are far from uniform
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Efflorescence of bricks
Clay bricks contain soluble salts that migrate, in solution in water, to the surface of brickwork as water evaporates to
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Frost resistance of bricks
A few failures of brickwork due to the disruptive action of frost have been reported during the last 30 years