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Brick wall of a house lifespan?

SteelChair
SteelChair Posts: 6 Forumite
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Hi everyone

Will a exterior house brick wall require a lot of maintenance?
Or will it last 100+ years?

The house was built in 2000.
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  • alfred64
    alfred64 Posts: 4,991 Forumite
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    Depends`on`brick-type`used
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    What's the pointing like? Gutters et al all in good condition? No spalling of the brick?

    And will you REALLY care by the year 2100?
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 17,623 Forumite
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    Walk around any town or city just outside the shopping area, you should come across rows of terraced brick built houses, they will have been standing for 100 plus years. Apart from possible pointing, I doubt if anything had been done to the walls.
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  • kilby_007
    kilby_007 Posts: 738 Forumite
    Totally depends on the material and quality of the brick. You'll see many well built georgian houses still with the majority of their original brickwork but there comes a point when the brickwork takes a lot of upkeep and if you don't keep on top of it you'll end up with a mess. I saw a georgian house recently that looked lovely from the front but the side of the house was more mortar than brick!
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 33,805 Forumite
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    kilby_007 wrote: »
    Totally depends on the material and quality of the brick. You'll see many well built georgian houses still with the majority of their original brickwork but there comes a point when the brickwork takes a lot of upkeep and if you don't keep on top of it you'll end up with a mess. I saw a georgian house recently that looked lovely from the front but the side of the house was more mortar than brick!

    The Georgian Period was 1714-1837, so if you're answering the OP's (slightly odd) question by referring to buildings that are 2-300 years old, the answer has to be 'yes' :)
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  • flashg67
    flashg67 Posts: 3,995 Forumite
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    Don't really require any maintenance apart from keeping the mortar pointed, unless you start to notice any problems.

    My area is full of red brick Victorian houses that are still looking good.
    I was in Venice a few months ago - some of the brick houses were built in the 9th century and are still standing,

    So I think you'll be fine in 100 years, but do post again if I turn out to be wrong and I'll apologise ;)
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    I am intrigued to know what other options the OP has in mind that might be less 'suspect' than brick.
  • robatwork
    robatwork Posts: 7,087 Forumite
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    It will last about the same time as a steel chair.
  • sparky130a
    sparky130a Posts: 660 Forumite
    SteelChair wrote: »
    Hi everyone

    Will a exterior house brick wall require a lot of maintenance?
    Or will it last 100+ years?

    The house was built in 2000.

    Depends on the bricky, and how good his labourer was at knocking up a gauge...
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 24,619 Forumite
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    Nobody has mentioned the foundations ....
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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