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How are those vertical gaps between the bricks filled?
by 28304283409234 3y ago
How are those vertical gaps between the bricks filled?
- infecto 3y agoI don't know AU construction but perhaps there is some sort of stucco that goes over top the block building both inside and out.
- jihadjihad 3y agoIt doesn't seem like they are filled with anything other than the "special construction adhesive" that's applied on the sides of the cinder blocks. You can see it dripping in the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPhRb2AF92I&t=78s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPhRb2AF92I&t=78s
- richiebful1 3y agoSakrete makes a surface bonding cement for building mortarless walls: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sakrete-50-lb-Cement/3340656 https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sakrete-50-lb-Cement/3340656 I doubt that's what the robot is using, but it is a faster way to build block walls by hand. https://youtu.be/p_ZopnZ94Uc?feature=shared https://youtu.be/p_ZopnZ94Uc?feature=shared
- mrbgty 3y agosomething tells me that if the contestants that used the bonding cement had taken a mortar approach, they would have still finished in half the time as the other two :)
- richiebful1 3y agoI'm aware that it's a promotional video for a product, but in my own experience as a former masonry worker, it is still faster. And a layperson who is bad at gapping mortar correctly can get it right if the first blocks are level
- whitej125 3y agoMight not need it? Ultimately these are the "bones" of the wall to which you afix stucco or house wrap + furring strips + siding on the outside. Inside would be stucco (if in warm weather climate) or furring + insulation + wall board (if in cold weather climate).