Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Jul 30, 2009 10:49 pm Ive read elsewhere on the forums of brick work that has varying morta thickness, and how some brick work is so bad it would have to be pulled down and redone. I take it, thats purely for asthetics?? The reason I ask, is because I have seen many one and a half brick piers used under houses which, although consist of level bricks, tend to be out on each side by a few centermeters as it sways its way to the top where the bearer sits on it. Although these piers arnt square, the line of force for the bearer is direct through a center of concrete and level brick to the footing below (a piece of string with a weight shows this), but it just dosent look as good as brick work you would find on the outside of the house. The morta is a consistant 10mm on all bricks. So, are these piers functionally bad? or is there an asthetic code that needs to be adhered to? Or is there more tolerance for bricks in piers under houses (or elsewhere thats out of sight)? thanks, Steve Re: Asthetic appearance of brick piers under house 3Sep 19, 2014 5:12 pm Good advice SteveH, If that's all that's wrong with your house great. I suggest if you have a particleboard floor check the sub-floor ventilation - should be 6000 square millimetres per metre (one steel vent every 1500mm was the general rule in the 80's). You may need to do a calculation to work this out If your house is still under 6.5 years old, shine a strong beam torch across your plasterboard garage ceiling if you have one (on a ladder) and see if you have undulations and popped nails. Leonardo_23 3 1357 How good is Simeon?! Always taking time to help others out! Wish we were building in NSW and could work together. Thanks for all that you do! 7 6520 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That’s very helpful information. Will find out more from there. Much appreciated. 11 13424 |