Brick
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Building With Brick in a Humid Climate
A reader asks whether it makes any sense to build his forever house with thick, uninsulated brick walls
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Dealing with Rising Damp in Building Reconstruction
Old buildings with stone or brick walls face problems with capillary moisture and efflorescence
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Insulating Old Brick Buildings
If you’re thinking of insulating the interior of a load-bearing brick wall, proceed with caution
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Jefferson City Deep Energy Retrofit
At face value, 802 West McCarty is nothing special, just one of 800 vacant or foreclosed homes in a distressed Jefferson City, MO urban neighborhood. But you don’t end up…
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Water Damage in Brick Basement
Seasoned builders and a moisture expert debate whether rising damp or a blocked chimney caused this brick column to crumble.
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Efflorescence = Water Damage — Building Science Podcast
The white powder on the surface of brick, block, and mortar between rocks is water and salt attacking these porous materials. In new construction you can prevent it — in old houses, you can only control it.
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Hefting the CalStar Brick for Greenness, Performance
CalStar says it takes significantly less energy to make its fly ash bricks than clay bricks, but a full-fledged testing regimen specifically for fly ash bricks still has to be developed
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Hardscapes: Patios and Driveways
Patios and Driveways Need Solid Foundations
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Brick
Installed Correctly, Brick Veneer Lasts a Long Time UPDATED 11/26/2012
