Good quality materials like seasoned teak wood cement aggregate bricks should be selected.
Gap between door frame and brick wall.
Shrinkage cracks should be minimised by avoiding the use of rich cement mortar in masonry and by delaying.
So the key here is to not seal up the brick too tightly.
The gap around a door frame is a structural necessity it allows you to fine tune the jamb level and acts as a buffer between the jamb and wall framing.
Replace wood trim where appropriate.
There are regular weep holes for instance at the bottom of the wall that must be left open.
Prevention of cracks between masonry wall and door frame joints.
There should then be wall sarking against the timber frame to stop moisture and insulation within the timber frame behind the wall sarking.
Try to keep water off of it.
Don t know if the photos do it justice.
Building code states there must be minimum 25mm gap between brick and frame for ventilation.
The gap on one side is pretty much 5mm top to bottom and pretty similar on the other side.
Which is best for a gap between a garage door wood frame brick wall silicone sealant or expanding foam.