Yes, they building cavity walls with bricks with holes in them. Thin and
cheap.
Dr. Judith E. Selwyn
Preservation Technology Associates, Inc.
285 Reservoir Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617 598 2255
fax 617 277 3389
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Perhaps there is confusion between "Hollow Cavity Walls" and "Cored
Brick"?
Steve Stokowski
Stone Products Consultants
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In a message dated 3/26/2010 12:40:56 P.M., [log in to unmask] writes:
many new bricks used here are hollow cavity bricks; where often the
mason drops mortar into and thus creates dams for the salts to
collect and travel out in to
never thought of that. so, good masonry practice is to minimize inside
spill? and I always figure the holes were to save weight/materials -
they are for drainage/ventilation, too? c
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