Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Apr 13, 2011 10:28 pm Guys, I noticed that my bricks at the front doesn't seem to be laid straight as the sizes of the bricks from top to bottom decreases in size considerably to the adjacent to the column on the right. Do you think that the bricks that are laid are within tolerance or should we raise this as an issue? As you can see they have already smashed out the window sill - which i didn't even know the reason why they picked that up. Would be interested in your thoughts on this. Regards, Jeff Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 2Apr 14, 2011 9:48 am I'm not sure I understand which issue you're asking about, but what I notice is those rows of bricks in the middle where there's virtually no mortar between them. That looks very suspicious to me. Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 3Apr 14, 2011 11:07 am I suspect the corner will have some sealer put in them (my face bricks are just being sealed in the expansion gaps now as we speak). The brickwork under the windows looks terrible at the moment. What will it look like when it's finished? Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 4Apr 14, 2011 8:30 pm Thanks for the replies.. just to make it clear I have added some lines to show what i am talking about. Notice that the top line smaller bricks are larger than the bottom line smaller bricks.. which seems to indicate that they aren't even.. maybe it is me just being picky so will drop if you guys think that there isn't anything to worry about.. the bricks which appear to have no mortar are due to some 'feature'bricking.. they actually have mortar but you can see from this angle... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 5Apr 14, 2011 8:32 pm Casa2 The brickwork under the windows looks terrible at the moment. What will it look like when it's finished? It was a window sill but they smashed them out to replace due to quality issues.. ( i didn't even know about ).. they will be replaced and I hope that the job will be goood Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 6Apr 14, 2011 9:34 pm I think they have gradually lengthened out some of the brickwork to make room for the window, or something. we have some like this. I had it explained to me why it was like this but I can't remember it well enough to explain it, sorry but I believe it is quite usual. I too would be more worried about that window sill bit although if they've ripped it out to fix it, I'm sure it will be fine "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 7Apr 14, 2011 10:12 pm Yes, once the window starts the bricks have been moved across a little. If everything else is OK, I personally would let this one go. However, if these sort of things are all over the place, it would keep me up at night. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 8Apr 15, 2011 12:22 pm Where is this wall? Facade or in a not very noticeable corner? If facade I would ask for it to be fixed. If in a not very noticable corner, I would worry about it. It's not TOO bad Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 9Apr 16, 2011 6:32 am thanks donuts and casa.. this is exactly what our site supervisor told us... so i'm a little more comfortable with this explanation however they could have planned for this when laying and ensured that they got the bricks aligned but i guess it is always easier in hindsight... you really need to analyse to pick up on it so will just let this one slide as i'll probably expend alot of energy trying to raise it as an issue and potentially have nothing done about it... blueblueblue... - yes it is on the front facade just above the garage but takes a bit to notice... so gives me reassurance that it isn't that bad THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INPUT.... really appreciate it and puts my mind at ease Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 10Apr 16, 2011 6:27 pm Just noticed this thread. I see where the brickies have lost the straight line, it looks like the corbel feature had something to do with them getting out of line. Not sure though what was wrong with the sill so it had to be redone. BTW, we had (have ) a much bigger issue at the front facade, but unless I'm looking for it, it doesn't strike me any more that much . This looks OK to me, probably even much better from a distance. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 11Apr 17, 2011 7:31 pm Oh no Lex... what is your issue? I guess your right as we can't really pick our issue unless you really look for it.. Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 12Apr 17, 2011 7:51 pm Ah, they left the mother of all gaps around one single window and there are 9 identical windows on that side!!! You can imagine how much that stands out! Lucky I don't walk in front of the hosue any more and don't take any more pics from across the road ! And I'm sure the neighbours would have said something by now if they noticed ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 13Apr 18, 2011 5:25 pm qonyx I guess your right as we can't really pick our issue unless you really look for it.. Yep.. that's the same with our bricks too. We had them "nawkawed", and now only we can tell it's been done. If I tell someone else they just squint at the bricks and ask "Where? Which ones?" Then if we point out the bricks and give them a detailed explanation of what to look for, they go "Oh, now I see it". Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 14Apr 18, 2011 8:35 pm btherl qonyx I guess your right as we can't really pick our issue unless you really look for it.. Yep.. that's the same with our bricks too. We had them "nawkawed", and now only we can tell it's been done. If I tell someone else they just squint at the bricks and ask "Where? Which ones?" Then if we point out the bricks and give them a detailed explanation of what to look for, they go "Oh, now I see it". hadn't heard of nawkawed until just now and didn't realize that this existed. glad you guys are ok with the issues that you pointed out - checked out your blog and your house looks fantastic... at the end of the day as long as your happy that is all that matters Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Do you think this bricking is within tolerance???? 15Apr 18, 2011 8:46 pm btherl We had them "nawkawed", and now only we can tell it's been done. If I tell someone else they just squint at the bricks and ask "Where? Which ones?" Then if we point out the bricks and give them a detailed explanation of what to look for, they go "Oh, now I see it". 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