tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826618822247520925.post7558706204376902174..comments2023-03-03T22:40:40.045+11:00Comments on Building the Jamieson: Communication is great!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826618822247520925.post-65911805851268630012011-03-24T11:53:23.066+11:002011-03-24T11:53:23.066+11:00Hi Linda, how's the planning going? We found ...Hi Linda, how's the planning going? We found that the first team of brickies were great, not too much mess, straight bricks and straight lines. Then the lone brickie came along. There was mortar smeared everywhere (this should have been our first sign of worry). A good guide is the Victorian Building Commission's guide to Standards and Tolerances which actually takes a table directly out of AS3700 the Australian Masonry code. Check that the mortar widths don't vary by more than 3mm and that the bricks are all within 2mm of where they should be.<br /><br />The ugliest part of our house was the internal corners, there was a lot of mortar and not enough brick. Even with the Burwood Blue bricks and the raked mortar (which helps to disguise brickie errors) ours still looked really bad. I will try to post some photos if I get a chance.room4acubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750126971355066367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826618822247520925.post-9080832150110118272011-03-24T11:43:57.333+11:002011-03-24T11:43:57.333+11:00Hi, you mentioned the brickwork not being right. ...Hi, you mentioned the brickwork not being right. What do you mean by this? Just wondering so I know to look out for it when we start.<br />cheers<br />LindaLIndahttp://www.thehalls.com.aunoreply@blogger.com