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Will this be a problem in 10 years?
- Thread starter mullivan
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Fire away - it's all helpful!
Feralghoul88
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You guys still build roofs out of grass....We would push that over and start again in the UK, its absolutely horrific.
The lintels would need 100mm (4") bearing.
There shouldn't be any straight joints in the brickwork and most of the stretcher courses are full of them.
The expansion joint in the corner, they have managed to get a pig in it which is day one bricklaying apprenticeship something you don't do.
That said I doubt it would fall over, just looks like it was built by someone who has no clue.
dutchgray
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I don't, and I would never own something thatched, that said they last longer than your asphalt shingles seem to.You guys still build roofs out of grass....
Most of what is thatched is only because they are not allowed to be anything else for historical reasons, an awful lot were re roofed before this was the case, corrugated steel being common as thatch is pretty light and the roof structure is generally quite minimal.
larry4406
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OP - Post 41 where you have the scratch coat on top of old brick are you going to leave it like that?! I think that is a very cool look for a classic carriage style garage which your brick invokes.
I agree it's a cool look! But for practical reasons the entire interior will be framed (and thus everything you see on the interior walls will be hidden) and then finished with LP Smartside, which I've seen recommended on this forum as a more durable alternative to drywall for garage/workshop interiors.OP - Post 41 where you have the scratch coat on top of old brick are you going to leave it like that?! I think that is a very cool look for a classic carriage style garage which your brick invokes.