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Is there anything I can do to stop my bricks from exploding?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:04 pm
I guess what I have is old Chicago bricks all on my walkway. I am also assuming they are porous and water gets trapped inside them and freezes. When it freezes, they break up and basically shatter on the top. Once the top part breaks off, I can see ice inside them.
Is there anything I can do to stop it?
Is there anything I can do to stop it?
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:12 pm to KingRanch
Wouldnt that detract from the value of the house?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:13 pm to Hammertime
Whoa! If anything it adds value. Especially if you spray the screen door and make it a boat.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:13 pm to Hammertime
Shotgun 3 beers then consider what to drink next.
Relax with the "more character" idea
Relax with the "more character" idea
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:14 pm to Hammertime
I'll give you $100 for that brick
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:14 pm to Hammertime
Sealing them with a stone sealer would probably help...
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:14 pm to Hammertime
Pave your walkway with Yetis. They will still be around long after the nuclear holocaust.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:25 pm to Hammertime
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Wouldnt that detract from the value of the house?
How about NeverWet then?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:35 pm to mctiger1985
Hammer – Sealing the top of the brick wont work once it freezes – you have to seal entire brick or water soaks in (from underneath etc) and as it freezes they crack. My parents have this prob on a walkway and they just replace the bricks – some bricks were meant for walls and don’t do well as a walkway.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:36 pm to Hammertime
First you need to get that nasty green stuff washed off and then seal your bricks with commercial grade sealer.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:39 pm to ruzil
Wouldn't I have to pick up every single one and seal the entire thing? Water is probably wicked up from the ground, right?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:49 pm to Hammertime
Stop them from freezing. Heavy deep layer of activly composting material covered with a piece of black plastic should do the trick.
Bags of leaves, hay, and shredded hardwood mulch moistened with some septic tank accelerator added in makes nice compost.
Bags of leaves, hay, and shredded hardwood mulch moistened with some septic tank accelerator added in makes nice compost.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:51 pm to Hammertime
Hammer – yep water is seeping/wicking in from ground so when it freezes u are …….. You could cover it etc to prevent from freezing if its not a big area.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 12:56 pm to OntarioTiger
So basically I gotta dig all of these mf'ers up. Damn bricks go from the front of my house to the back
They're just gonna have to be broken for now. I've got to fix my damn dryer today
They're just gonna have to be broken for now. I've got to fix my damn dryer today
Posted on 1/30/14 at 3:50 pm to Hammertime
Kick some leaves over it, it will be fine.
Posted on 1/30/14 at 3:53 pm to OntarioTiger
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some bricks were meant for walls and don’t do well as a walkway.
Posted on 1/30/14 at 3:57 pm to Hammertime
Have the same problems with some on my walk. Most likely "face" brick that are meant to be laid on walls, less surface area and shed water easier. I tried sealing with a common masonry sealant....kinda worked. Had to dig out a few and replace with like bricks. My advice is to find a good supply and just replace as they self destruct....
Posted on 1/30/14 at 3:59 pm to Hammertime
You can try sealing with siloxane when you are 100% sure they aren't holding any moisture but that prolly still won't do anything
That being said if you try sealing it and there is still moisture inside you are screwed bc you are trapping it in
Used Chicago usually don't pop. Not much you can really do man just hope this shite doesn't happen again
That being said if you try sealing it and there is still moisture inside you are screwed bc you are trapping it in
Used Chicago usually don't pop. Not much you can really do man just hope this shite doesn't happen again
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