Some contractors will put expansion joint material against the brick because the concrete will crack away from the brick.
Pour concrete against wall.
If the wall exceeds four feet in height footings should be poured separately.
The poured concrete wall has more mass or interlocking cement paste crystals to resist the cracking force.
Create contraction joints every 4 6 feet.
Did you watch or four video you see the whole job get done from start to fi.
Allow concrete to cure.
See below for more information on contraction joints.
The addition of reinforcing steel to either wall system complicates the issue.
The best thing to do and it s the code in va is to put aluminum coil in between the wood and the concrete.
You will be fine pouring concrete up to the brick.
We go over all the necessary steps for your concrete slab to come out perfect.
In this video we show you how to pour your basic 16 x 12 concrete slab.
Pour footings and wall.
2of4 in this video ninja screeds the extension to the driveway all in real time.
I would advise locating a vinyl siding company and getting them to break some scraps that they ve laying around about an inch much higher than the concrete will be poured and as far out from the house as the scraps will go.