When heated thermally, most commonly by the Sun, all bricks expand fractionally, up to around 2mm. This effect across a whole building can cause significant effects and therefore expansion joints are placed every 6m or less in the construction. As well as cracking, a brick layer can also oversail the Damp Proof Course (DPC) put [...]
Anywhere with a damp climate suffers problems from water penetration into buildings. Here are some of the ways water enters buildings….
Capillary Action: when water runs down the face of a building, if there are mortar (or bed) joints such as in brickwork, water is absorbed like a sponge. Eventually it will get to a point [...]
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December 16, 2009 – 4:00 pm
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In the Failure section
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The post also has the topics Bed Joints, Capillary Action, Cladding, Damp, Damp Proof, Double Glazing, Pressure Differential, Surface Tension, Throat, Water, Water Penetration, Windowsills
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