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Brick Flaking/Rotting?
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Brickwork on the driveway is hollow when knocked with knuckles in parts and is flaking loose as in the picture, i assume it's because of being the bottom brick level with the ground it is hit by moisture regularly.
This is only happening to some bricks on the bottom layer.
Is the solution to get a bricklayer in or bung in a load of cement to block it up.
Next door had a guy come from the council a few years ago and point it up with cement but their brick is also coming loose again now.
I hope the link works at the top, if not i'll try again.
Brickwork on the driveway is hollow when knocked with knuckles in parts and is flaking loose as in the picture, i assume it's because of being the bottom brick level with the ground it is hit by moisture regularly.
This is only happening to some bricks on the bottom layer.
Is the solution to get a bricklayer in or bung in a load of cement to block it up.
Next door had a guy come from the council a few years ago and point it up with cement but their brick is also coming loose again now.
I hope the link works at the top, if not i'll try again.
Time Is The Enemy!
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Without seeing the picture I'm guessing you have a hard surface up to the bottom of the wall? Good practice would be to have a section pebbles or gravel next to the wall so that rain hitting it is diverted in different directions rather than all of it splashing against the brickwork.Make £2025 in 2025
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Sorry about this, having problems getting this photo uploaded!Time Is The Enemy!0
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As I thought!Make £2025 in 2025
Prolific £617.02, Octopoints £5.20, TCB £398.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £26.60, Everup £24.91 Zopa CB £30
Total (4/9/25) £1573.21/£2025 77%
Make £2024 in 2024
Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%0 -
Yes that does seem like a good solution, a pebble trench going along the length of the wall acting as a soak away almost.Time Is The Enemy!0
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You need to replace the spalled bricks below the DPC. Preferably with engineering bricks which are much better suited to that location.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Doozergirl wrote: »You need to replace the spalled bricks below the DPC. Preferably with engineering bricks which are much better suited to that location.
Good idea! That is interesting, i'm gonna see about getting some bricklayer quotes, i think i'll ask about that, many thanks.Time Is The Enemy!0 -
Good idea! That is interesting, i'm gonna see about getting some bricklayer quotes, i think i'll ask about that, many thanks.
Be forewarned - that's a pig of a job and very time consuming - not may brickies will take that on if they can earn the same money laying fresh bricks....
HTH
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