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  1. Question: Brick laying

    by british bill
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    What does this have to do with brick laying?

    What does this have to do with brick laying?
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    I've never heard of sealing a brick paver...

    I've never heard of sealing a brick paver driveway... it's not the sort of thing that needs to be sealed. Try washing a small section with the pressure washer and see how the grout holds up. If it...
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    Where is it cracking? It is cracking near a...

    Where is it cracking? It is cracking near a corner or an edge? Being an old house, I wouldn't be surprised if cracks re-apear no matter what you do, due to the house expanding and contracting in...
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    While draining is very necessary, making the...

    While draining is very necessary, making the basement wall a homogenous thing will help prevent.
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    unfortunately that is incorrect. They were...

    unfortunately that is incorrect. They were designed to be filled. Sort of an early version of that styrofoam insulated form work that you stack and then fill. The problem with leaving them empty is...
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    If the brick's rough enough, no need for ex-met...

    If the brick's rough enough, no need for ex-met [what I assume you call stucco mesh]. A rough brick with even slightly reccessed joints will give you a good surface to apply on.
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    The lime plaster I was talking about is basically...

    The lime plaster I was talking about is basically lime, water, and gauging plaster
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    Plastering is likely your best bet [here in UK a...

    Plastering is likely your best bet [here in UK a lyme based is often used, good with the heat, but no idea if you have that there, it's more of homemade concotion]. If the brick isn't too smooth,...
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    Don't use joint compound! It's for drywall, not...

    Don't use joint compound! It's for drywall, not brick, an it's only for use in thin applications [thus not joints in brickwork]
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    No it doesn't cause it. There is no causal...

    No it doesn't cause it. There is no causal relationship between cigarettes and skin decay. There is a correlation but that is all. If smoking were to CAUSE skin decay, every smoker would have skin...
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    When you critically think about it, there are...

    When you critically think about it, there are various answers. One country declaring war on another does not constitute a 'world' war, thus britain declaring war on german [and the axis] is not...
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    It is a question that will go down in history....

    It is a question that will go down in history. Whilst some say he didn't [and say they have evidence to suggest], there is equal belief and support that he did. Sorry it's no help but that's the way...
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    How long has the brick driveway been there? What...

    How long has the brick driveway been there? What are you trying to seal it with?
  14. What with? What type of metal roofing?

    What with? What type of metal roofing?
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    It boggles my mind that in north america [9 times...

    It boggles my mind that in north america [9 times out of ten], when the foundations are being constructed [using concrete blocks], the channels in the blocks are not filled. I just don't get the...
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    Concrete blocks

    Why do concrete blocks [whatever you call them in america] have hollow channels in them?
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