Treasury Red brickwork with white mortar issues
Ensure bricklayers pre-wet bricks before laying and clean small sections at a time to prevent mortar staining.
Supporting Context
Pre-wetting bricks stops them from rapidly absorbing water from the mortar, improving adhesion. Cleaning small sections and rinsing thoroughly prevents brick dust from being brushed into fresh mortar joints, which causes permanent staining.
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Construction & Site Worksbrick layingmortar joint cleaningpre-wetting bricks