Browse Forums Building A New House Re: External brick wall has horizontal cracks around the hou 21Feb 05, 2023 10:49 pm Correct the DCP course crack is of minor concern, the fact you have no vapour barrier membrane to the face of the slab edge is of considerable concern. We are Expert Consultant's, and we are here to help. Re: External brick wall has horizontal cracks around the hou 22Feb 06, 2023 10:02 am BuildingandLegal Correct the DCP course crack is of minor concern, the fact you have no vapour barrier membrane to the face of the slab edge is of considerable concern. also realistically manageable by concrete path around the outside of the house. The problem with vapor barriers that even if they are there, and high enough, owners landscape around and it ends up under ground anyway with a garden bed against the house or lawn hard up against it. Even if the barrier is brought up and NO landscaping is done in the position, the barrier acts as a catcher for any rain between the barrier and the slab. Its one thing for it to be "compliant" and another thing for a homeowner managing it post handover. Concrete path is the simplest and most effective long term "set and forget" solution Re: External brick wall has horizontal cracks around the hou 23Feb 08, 2023 2:44 pm Jomohn Yeah I get the idea but I personally have never seen any house with cracks on that spots. I did even try to find it on the houses around mine but they all look very solid, maybe just too soft mortar on mine. As someone posted , some brickie lay it short covered it up with mortar so it looks nice.. Do I need to concern about this pattern of crack? Is this crack showing some signs of bigger problems? Thanks for any suggestions! 1 3930 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Did you mean brick mesh as in reinforcement? What was sticky back foam? Cheers 2 4369 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi, recently a replacement rangehood was installed at my home and the installer cut holes through the double brick wall for the duct but left quite some damage to the… 0 4612 |