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Old foreman swore by soaking bricks overnight before laying them in summer
Worked a stretch in Phoenix last July where temps hit 110. Foreman said dunk every brick in a water trough for 20 seconds before buttering. I figured dry bricks would be fine and skip it on a few rows. Those joints cracked within a week and I had to tear out a whole wall. Now I soak every single one no matter how hot it gets. Anyone else run into mortar drying too fast in extreme heat?
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eric3594mo ago
Yeah no joke, that heat just sucks the moisture out before it even sets. Learned that one the hard way too.
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ben_shah934mo ago
You know what @eric359, that reminds me - my buddy tried baking cookies in a heatwave last summer and they came out looking like hockey pucks lol. The dough was dry before it even hit the pan.
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