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General: Last of Tony’s quizzes

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    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJan 1st 2024
     
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    got damp,frost then windblown?
    • CommentAuthorHollyBush
    • CommentTimeJan 1st 2024
     
    Maybe something being sucked up and evaporating, with acid like reaction?
    It appears below the dpc? so possibly wrong brick and an engineering brick?
    • CommentAuthorbhommels
    • CommentTimeJan 1st 2024
     
    The pointing is still intact, which could suggest the bricks have been pointed with cement mortar instead of lime, preventing migration of moisture away from the bricks, leading to degradation of the bricks (instead of the mortar)?
    • CommentAuthorCerisy
    • CommentTimeJan 2nd 2024
     
    Fascinating Tony. It could be someone thinking that was modern art?

    The bricks round the corner are okay so it’s not that they were the wrong bricks. If it was frost damage I would expect to see the face lifted off, not a pretty eroded pattern! Yes Chris, the appearance is similar to wind blown sand damage, but why only that spot - unlikely.

    The ground next to the damaged course is higher than round the corner so maybe it’s where flood water has worn the bricks away? I’d go for running water damage Tony.
    • CommentAuthorJonti
    • CommentTimeJan 2nd 2024
     
    Doesn't really matter if they are the right or wrong bricks the only real point is they need replacing. I would lean towards poor quality bricks maybe a small number were sub standard in the production.

    Looks odd, get 'em changed.
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJan 2nd 2024
     
    I suspected that they were not properly fired and that has resulted in wind erosion - odd or fortunate that only a few bricks involved

    Second in line is over zealous pressure washing
    • CommentAuthorrevor
    • CommentTimeJan 2nd 2024
     
    Should have been engineering bricks below the DPC in my opinion. Bad construction built to fail.
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    Interesting the bricks on the adjacent wall aren't affected and that it only seems to have happened at the level of the join in the downpipe.
  10.  
    Is the ground here very wet for some reason or another, the DPC is clearly the boundary of the problem.
    could the downpipe or underground drain be leaking?
  11.  
    I thought excessive jet wash on and near soft brick.
    jet washes cause havoc !
  12.  
    ''jet washes cause havoc !''

    My excuse for never washing my car!
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2024
     
    No obvious cause, only a few bricks have decayed,

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