When rain and snow accumulate on brickwork, they can saturate the wall and create ideal conditions for ❌.
Allowing brickwork to get wet can lead to the ❌ of lime from the mortar joints.
How can frost damage new brickwork if it is allowed to get wet?
Water in the brickwork can freeze and crack the bricks.
Frost on the brickwork can cause efflorescence.
A heavy frost can cause the brickwork to lean to one side.
If you cover new brickwork with polythene sheeting, why do you need to leave a gap?
To make sure the brickwork can breathe.
To allow you to see if the brickwork is drying out OK.
To allow a space for you to lay your tools.
In frosty months what should you use to protect the brickwork?
A sheet of hessian
A roll of carpet
It is a good idea to turn back the scaffold board near the wall to stop splashing up and leaving a ❌