Mortar for firebrick | Contractor Talk - Professional Construction …
2005年11月11日 · Fire brick = fire clay. Either the dry clay you mix yourself, or that "sairset material in the gallon cans. The brick and clay have essentially the same coefficient of …
Securing Fire Brick - Contractor Talk
2006年12月13日 · Where I work, we have 12 Heatilator fireplaces. The units range in age from 10 years old to1 year old. The "fire brick" liners are starting to crumble. Some of them are cracked …
Roof rafters, floor joists. Wood to mortar contact.
2012年8月2日 · A local building inspector recommended installing new rafters with their ends wrapped in 30# felt paper as a wise upgrade from Code. The idea to keep untreated wood …
Mortar or sand set patio? - Contractor Talk
2012年6月20日 · Mortar set 100% I learned a trick. Screed off dry mortar bed, (Over concrete pad) set pavers, fill joints with dry mortar mix and lightly mist to set. Rub off with burlap. I …
Thin Brick Mortar - Contractor Talk
2022年2月7日 · We use thinset all of the time over tile backer board. I prefer this system because the brick lay much flatter than over lath. Couple of pointers: Don't over-butter the backs …
Anyone familiar with "Firerock" brand fireplaces?
2011年7月15日 · A refractory product will only absorb enough heat to get the 1 1/4" brick hot before a thermal imbalance is reached and begin reflecting heat at that point. Now, by the …
Mortar mixing ratio | Contractor Talk - Professional Construction …
2006年3月29日 · I usually use type N. I mix it generally add water, 10 sand, the bag of mortar, then generally I add anywhere from 8-10 more sand and adjust the water to get consistancy as …
Outdoor firepit problems - Contractor Talk
2016年9月26日 · I’ve built hundreds of fire pits and lined everyone with firebrick, but I think a custom metal liner would likely take care of the issue for you. Also, you want to have the …
mortar used in masonry classes - Contractor Talk
2006年10月18日 · They use lime mortar in the ones I am familiar with. I don't know about reusing it, but it is cheap and easy to knock down and clean up. 1 part regular old lime (we call it chit …
Lightening existing mortar. Tricks? - Contractor Talk
2016年7月16日 · Hello Gents... I recently put in a thin brick backsplash to accent existing brick wall in my kitchen (30 yrs old). I used a basic light gray mortar I assumed would match. After …