BajaNomad
Not logged in [Login - Register]

Go To Bottom
Printable Version  
 Pages:  1  2
Author: Subject: Quality cement block brick
chippy
Super Nomad
****




Posts: 1698
Registered: 2-2-2010
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 12-12-2021 at 08:45 AM


Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
There are woods that termites won't eat. Parota, amapa and primavera.


These are very common down here on the mainland but I donĀ“t recall ever seeing them in baja or the USA.
View user's profile
4x4abc
Ultra Nomad
*****


Avatar


Posts: 4199
Registered: 4-24-2009
Location: La Paz, BCS
Member Is Offline

Mood: happy - always

[*] posted on 12-12-2021 at 09:55 AM


I have been building several times with various quality blocks

even if the sand used for the blocks is clean and salt free - the amount of cement used determines the quality (longevity) of blocks.
The low quality (low on cement) ones deteriorate within a few years
However, if you protect the outside with plaster they will last forever

the same is true for concrete in Baja - saving on cement will lead to deteriorating of the surface

example below

2021-12-12 09.51.30 copy.jpg - 285kB




Harald Pietschmann
View user's profile Visit user's homepage
4x4abc
Ultra Nomad
*****


Avatar


Posts: 4199
Registered: 4-24-2009
Location: La Paz, BCS
Member Is Offline

Mood: happy - always

[*] posted on 12-12-2021 at 10:02 AM


good concrete (sufficient amount of cement)
vs
bad concrete (insufficient amount of cement)

the color is a first indicator
good concrete is lighter in color
second indicator is that the surface is sanding off

concrete is 10 years old

2021-12-12 09.47.11 copy.jpg - 179kB




Harald Pietschmann
View user's profile Visit user's homepage
 Pages:  1  2

  Go To Top

 






All Content Copyright 1997- Q87 International; All Rights Reserved.
Powered by XMB; XMB Forum Software © 2001-2014 The XMB Group






"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez

 

"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt

 

"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes

 

"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn

 

"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." - Cunningham's Law







Thank you to Baja Bound Mexico Insurance Services for your long-term support of the BajaNomad.com Forums site.







Emergency Baja Contacts Include:

Desert Hawks; El Rosario-based ambulance transport; Emergency #: (616) 103-0262