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I wondered on the acrow also, but thought it may not allow mortar into the joint to bond it up (not that I know owt anyway, but it seemed like common sense) I guess meshing it would help, but I can't see him doing that. I have to say though, if I was someone doing this sort of job, I'd have...

They were only fixed loosely, and were placed more accurately once the scratch coat went on. The one thing I have noticed going back there today to see how it's all gone off, is that the scratch coat doesn't appear very strong. The mix can be crumbled by finger pressure. To me, that seems a...

Hi all. Well, turned up at the house this morning and looked at the lintel again. I decided to rake out the joints a little, to create a little more room to get some good mortar in. When the builder arrived, I asked him what he intended doing with it and asked whether he was going to force...

Brick lintel

I'll deffo be asking him about it, and await the response with interest. Will also take a few pics of it, and will try to post them up tomorrow. Thanks all.

Well hopefully he will mention that yeh, but we'll see. To me, I'd not leave it like that if I was doing the work, but as I say, I'm no builder / plasterer / renderer. What I do not want to hear is "once it's blasted over with a nice coat of gear it'll be magic Guv" Hopefully all will...

Thanks Roughcaster. Yes, I thought it sounded like good practise to make ALL brickwork solid BEFORE and render is applied. What I don't like is the fact that this brick lintel is actually not properly attached to the course of bricks above it, there is a VERY clear break in the mortar...

Any other views on this one people???

I think perhaps he meant 4/1 and then 5/1 yes.?

Any other views welcome folks.

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I thought that would be the case. To me, loose brickwork is not a great way to ensure your render is secure, and if there's any movement underneath, it's likely to cause cracking of render. Am I wrong on that.??? Also, it may not be such an issue to have a bit of...

Hi all. This is my first post, so please bare with me. My daughter is getting her early 1900's...ish end of terrace house partly re-rendered. The work is being carried out on a section which had some issues with the old render, and also, where it had had some alterations to the windows /...