In a message dated 12/2/2006 7:21:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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So, is glazed brick as it is presently made any "better" than the  infamous 
glazed brick of the 1960s?  
 



New glazed brick may be better, but as a man who looks  wise in retrospect 
once said, trust but verify. 
 
One has to check the manufacturer's test reports to find out  whether the 
brick (any brick, but glazed in particular) has a coefficient of  saturation not 
greater than .75, and an initial rate of absorption between 10-20  gm/min/30 
sq. in. 
 
Brick with test results which aren't within those ranges are  unlikely to be 
durable in the NY climate, primarily because the brick soak up  too much 
water, and in the winter the water freezes and there goes the glazed  face.  That's 
typically what happened with 60's glazed brick, as I  remember.   
 
Ralph 

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