Basement walls: Are voids in masonry normal?

  • Erstellt am 2007-12-06 20:22:11

duke-skate

2007-12-06 20:22:11
  • #1
Good evening.

Our basement is now built, but has not yet been horizontally mortared; otherwise, the bricks were just pushed together, although some stones have larger gaps between them (2cm?), is that normal?
 

freimann_c`

2007-12-06 23:34:17
  • #2
I can't quite follow you right now. Do you mean the "gaps" between the stones, so to speak the butt joints? They are filled with mortar.
 

duke-skate

2007-12-07 01:11:13
  • #3
But how is the wall sealed further?
 

freimann_c`

2007-12-07 12:35:24
  • #4
Double-layer bitumen coating with fabric insert should be able to seal it in the end. ;)
 
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