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Face off bricks have come off old property exterior wall
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.18 PM
Need advice on what needs to be done due to exterior wall bricks face have come off .this is an old property and I’m concerned it might be letting damp in
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John Cartmale
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Replace the bricks were the face have come off
Answered22 December 2020
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Anonymous user
Hello
First thing
Is this property a listed building if so what ever is decided permission will need to be granted
The face has come of because moisture has got into the main brick face and over the years as with most old softer bricks the frost has got in and expanded and blown face my opinion would be to clean the brick faces and put a water resistant coating onto face of bricks or a quick fix whilst waiting to decide is pva the faces
If there are only a small amount with the faces missing replace with reclaimed bricks to match
Answered22 December 2020
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Af building services
Rating: 5 out of 5
Hello. Replace bricks with good reclaimed ones. We do a lot of this type of renovations and it’s 90% of the time frost damage.
Answered23 December 2020
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Anonymous user
Paint them blue
Answered31 December 2020
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