Did some bricklaying the other day on external wall only about 40-50 bricks went up within the day and went smoothly. Only tend to do small repair patches otherwise would call a bricklayer in. Today began trying to complete the inner wall, doesn't need to be neat on inside as will be plastered over. Tried for about 2 hours no luck had enough Maybe put too much plasterciser in the mix.
No luck?????? What's that mean. To much plasterciser would make the muck a nightmare to get off the trowel as it would stick like ****.
Managed to lay 6 bricks today. I was using concrete commons and they aren't very porous so no absorbing much. Will try again tomorrow. 1st course was a nightmare as the bed had to be a lot thicker as when the house was built the outer leaf and inner block work hasn't come up at the same level, as trying to tie the inner work to the outer leaf using ties.
Here is a picture. Should it come down? I dont think I put enough cement in the mix, hence why it is going off quickly, only mixed a bucket full and it hasnt gone off in nearly 5 hours! cement was in date.
How can you mix mortar in a bucket!, sometimes the admixture wil also contain a retarder,so will it delay setting time, & if your rather over zealous with the amount you add, then it will takes days, sometimes it nevers set..
Lol, you contradict yourself, its either going off to fast, or its not. Colour wise it looks ok. How much Feb did you put in the mix, it should be a cap full per 2 gallon bucket. You shouldn't have finish the edge of the opening with 3 Bats like that, should have worked it so the block is on the edge.
It setting but slowly. Think I may have gone ott on the plasterciser Do you think the bonding is ok, thought I'd use up some old half bricks.
I have got some cavity insulation, am planning on putting the slab in tomorrow, was making it difficult to lay the blocks. I bought 2 acrows, but bought another for extra safety ended up buying them and the acrows prop supports. The smaller length lintel is extra heavy duty, probably ott, originally there was a HD box lintel. the other one is only standard duty, but this is where a steel joist will go across to support the loft steel, thats the plan.
What's with all the blue PLASTIC packers everywhere, these should be slate and filled with mortar as you build, you'll have a hell of a job trying to solidly fill them joints now.
The old ones that came off were just rested on DPC bitumen. When I get the last course in on the inner leaf will catch lintel there. The standard duty will be holding up a small load only as UC 89x152mm fill span over this again which will hold the wall plate and another UC.
Had BC here, insist on using metal shims, instead of slate, & that was only 2 or 3 years ago. And I can remember being dragged over coals by BC, way back in 2004-2005 for using slate packers & not steel shims.
I got pulled up on it in 2007 when I was doing my own extension. Seen it pulled up numerous times since.
Never had a problem with BCs around here using slate, though to be fair once jointed up, how would they know??
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