Following last week's lull on the building front, this week has had a much busier beginning. Our brickies arrived on site yesterday to do some prep work and I had an opportunity to meet with them in order to discuss our mortar joints. We had (somewhat randomly) chosen to have flush joints for our brickwork however the brickies explained that previous cases of using a flush joint with the urban one bricks have resulted in cracks and an unsightly finish. They also mentioned that raked joints are more likely to attract mortar wasps. As a result we switched to ironed joints, which is apparently what Austral recommended for the urban one range anyway. We were very pleased that they took the time to explain the different options and suggest a better alternative.
Today brickwork on the side wall of the garage commenced and is finished all the way up to the eaves. They also started a single row around the bottom of the house. Tomorrow our window frames will be delivered and hopefully installed so that the brickies can keep working upwards. Thunderstorms and rain are forecast all week, so I hope the weather man was way off the mark with his forecasts!
We are very happy with the look of our bricks, they are wonderful even before a clean.
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