When reading work instructions about leca-masonry, it states that the masonry and the top of the wall should be covered against precipitation. Moisture is not good. It also says that the masonry should be protected against drying out too quickly - it's good to have the right amount of moisture.
This summer has been quite rainy. It's raining right now, and I can't be outside to do masonry work. I don't protect the house I'm building against rain at all. - I simply think it's too much work/takes too much time. Opened pallets with lecablocks are also left uncovered.
I can't see that anything has been damaged or that the adhesion between cement and blocks has been poor. Is there any reason for me to feel guilty or worry about the house in any way?
On the construction sites I've been on, as a concrete worker, I haven't really seen more than the cement being covered.
This summer has been quite rainy. It's raining right now, and I can't be outside to do masonry work. I don't protect the house I'm building against rain at all. - I simply think it's too much work/takes too much time. Opened pallets with lecablocks are also left uncovered.
I can't see that anything has been damaged or that the adhesion between cement and blocks has been poor. Is there any reason for me to feel guilty or worry about the house in any way?
On the construction sites I've been on, as a concrete worker, I haven't really seen more than the cement being covered.
No problem. Built up 90 sqm ground floor in leca myself and it stood unprotected in all weather. The stone itself is completely insensitive to moisture.
The only thing you should keep in mind is to protect the top of the wall when you have freshly laid courses underneath so the mortar has time to cure for a day, just as you've seen on the construction sites.
The only thing you should keep in mind is to protect the top of the wall when you have freshly laid courses underneath so the mortar has time to cure for a day, just as you've seen on the construction sites.
Now it feels a bit better!
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