--- "Hammarberg, Eric"
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> Are there many loose bricks?
Yep.
> Do they move when hit with a plastic headed mallet?
Haven't tried - but I can move some by hand!
> If you cut out the face mortar (crust) won't the
> loose grains (sand) run
> out?
Sure does.
> Are the walls sound being bedded in sand with a
> protective skin of lime
> mortar?
Nope - that's why we're repointing.
The client started worrying the day they found a brick
in the play area of the childcare centre on the ground
floor of the building!
Cheers
david
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