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Bricklaying & Repointing

Mortar full of holes in 10 year old house

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.40 PM

I have a 10 year old house to which I have a 3m length and 1m high area of brickwork (from the ground up) where the mortar has become full of holes as well as crumbly and I frequently find a fine layer of mortar dust on the floor. As the house is quite new this is a little baffling so I wonder if anyone has an idea of what could be causing it? It does seem to be spreading over time and hence I am keen to get some answers. The area is either side of a laundry room which also has a water softener with an outlet pipe which goes through this wall - might have no connection but thought I would mention it.

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Boston

would get the mortar checked to see what mix it is, probably a very weak mix. good luck alex

Answered22 June 2016

Anonymous user

You will probably find that the house/wall part was probably built in the winter time are during a frosty cold day, the mortar wouldn't have set/hardened properly due to the cold weather and you will find it is crumbly and sandy if you scrape it with something, you would be better getting it Repointed , I hope you find this helpful 👍🏻

Answered11 September 2016