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Can top of brick wall be level?
Coping stones.
They can be any profile, flat, sloped, ridge-cap… They prevent water ingress between the brick courses and also between brick and render.
At simplest they're just a flat piece of ...
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Can top of brick wall be level?
All you need for drainage is 1-2% slope (1/8-1/4" per foot) and if you slope it that much towards the wall you want to work on with the ladder, it will make the ladder footing (typically only 3-4&...
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Brick veneer falling away from house
Just take the brick off, figure out the problem, fix it correctly, and then reinstall the brick. You can get a brick mason to reinstall the brick for 4-500 bucks per thousand bricks. If the bricks ...
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Are bare stacked bricks in crawlspace wall an issue?
It's not really about those bricks. The whole wall is hodgepodge and sinking.
I think that wall should be removed, the sill jacked back into its original position, and the foundation in that area ...
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Are bare stacked bricks in crawlspace wall an issue?
Well, since nothing is resting on top of the concrete blocks on top of the loose bricks, it's not worrisome, because it's not supporting anything. It's just serving as a stone wall under your house, ...
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