Loading…
11
My foreman in Phoenix said to always soak bricks for 30 minutes before laying, even in dry heat.
I ignored him for a month, thinking it was a waste of time, and my mortar started cracking within a day on a big patio job. Now I'm redoing 200 square feet because the bricks sucked all the moisture out too fast. Anyone else had a project go wrong from skipping the soak?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
jenny_jackson5mo ago
Ever try to grout tile in a super dry room? I rushed it once and the grout turned to powder before it could set. That taught me to never skip prep steps, even when you're in a hurry.
2
victorross5mo ago
Used to think you could just mix and go if the tiles were clean. My own powder disaster proved that wrong. Now I mist the walls first even when I'm running late. Dry air sucks the life right out of grout before it gets a chance. That one mess cost me more time than proper prep ever would.
4