When a house is being built with bricks & mortar, is the mortar only partially used to join the bricks in those sections that aren't visible from the outside?
It is apparent from the outer appearance that the mortar is used in complete style, ie totally in between each brick - above & between. However I'm told that the reality is that that is merely the 'outer' appearence. Is that the case...?
2007-10-31 00:09:35 · 3 answers · asked by mulroy1563 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Brick & mortar houses today are just a brick venier placed in front & connected to a structural form. The house frame can be concrete blocks or a stick built(2x4s) walls.This style gives you a quicker and more stable building. If you built an all brick house the bricks in the walls would have to be interlocked requiring the walls to be at least 12 inches thick
2007-10-31 00:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by flea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortar is used just to join the bricks together, nothing else, has nothing to do with the walls of the house, its a outer covering,
2007-10-31 00:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its all mortar in between and above and below the bricks...
2007-10-31 01:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋