Can we talk about that one Wednesday where every brick split on me

I had 40 bricks crack in a single day on a patio job in Austin because the supplier gave me a pallet that got soaked in the rain, but everyone else says wet bricks lay better, so am I just doing something wrong with my tap?

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the_william13d agoMost Upvoted

Got a pallet of bricks that looked fine on top but were completely rotten underneath. Had this one section where every single brick just turned to dust when I tapped it. Turns out the pallet had been sitting in a puddle for like a week before I got it. The supplier tried to tell me I was hitting too hard with my hammer.

jennifer20413d ago

Wait, is this really that big of a deal? Like yeah it sucks when stuff gets ruined by water, but bricks are cheap and you probably got a refund or replacement anyway. The supplier saying you're hitting too hard is dumb, for sure. But I feel like people just get caught up and turn small stuff like this into a huge thing. Maybe just load the pallet yourself next time or check before you buy if you're worried about it.

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taylor.hayden13d ago

Damn, @the_william that's EXACTLY what happened to me. Here's the angle nobody's talking about - those "wet bricks lay better" people are probably using soft mud bricks, not the hard fired ones we use for patios. They are completely different animals. A soaked hard brick is basically a sponge with a crust, you tap it and that moisture has nowhere to go but crack city.