fissures https://uk-restoration.co.uk Wed, 06 May 2026 13:14:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.29 Identification of brickwork defects and their causes https://uk-restoration.co.uk/blog/identification-of-defects-and-their-causes/ https://uk-restoration.co.uk/blog/identification-of-defects-and-their-causes/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:25:12 +0000 https://www.uk-restoration.co.uk/?p=4639 The presence of cracks and fissures in brickwork concerns many homeowners, who worry about their significance. However, the vast majority of cracks that occur in masonry walls are the result of moisture movement in porous materials. In the case of a stone-built house, most movement occurs in the mortar (especially cement mortar) rather than the stone. Fine cracks between the mortar...

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