Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 22, 2012 5:49 pm Hi ,
I hope you could help me on my new build , the brick work has now finished & they have been cleaned we are not happy with the amount of chips on them which are the Dominoes by Boral SS say's he thought they are passable, we did pay 9K to upgrade to them, The fixing off chippy said he has never seen so many bricks tossed to the side as unusable, I have looked at another house with same brick , brickies & builder & they would be 75% less chips than our own at the moment we have painters coming this week,so we are far from completion I have included some pics 1 what do you think of them? also they have used the worst around the front door entrance/portico, as it's the last bit they bricked Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 2 We do have a lot with this type of cracks also [approx 5-8%] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 3 should the internal corners look like this ? no problems with the external one's Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Uploaded with ImageShack.us 4 what would you do in the same situation as we are in many thanks for any input Re: Bricks -- some problems 2Jan 22, 2012 7:22 pm Locate a qualified private building inspector and get their report done- IMO it would be worth a couple of hundred dollars because those bricks look a bit ordinary in your photos! Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Bricks -- some problems 3Jan 22, 2012 9:24 pm I agree. Get a professional to take a look. That way when you take the issue to your builder you have back up. Good luck x Sent from my iPhone so please excuse my spelling mist cakes Building the Drysdale 30 Wallara Waters, Wallan My Blog : http://www.ourwallanhome.blogspot.com My thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50975 Re: Bricks -- some problems 4Jan 23, 2012 11:57 am thanks to you both for the replies I shall see how we go ,as I believe the Boral brick rep is still to see them, but I don't hold any faith in them-- after last house's black concrete tiles any brickies ? is that the norm for a internal cnr. Re: Bricks -- some problems 5Jan 23, 2012 12:33 pm when you get glazed bricks that what most of them look like. It the look of the brick. Your actual brick laying is good. The only way to win this case is to download a sample photo. If the photo has no chips then you are ok. If they have the same chips then they can say thats the look of it. Re: Bricks -- some problems 6Jan 23, 2012 12:49 pm BTW Zebbie- for it to be a defect it has to be visible at normal eyeline from 1.5m in normal light ( amongst some speifics for brick work) amongst other requirements specific to brickwork-have a look here: http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/re ... l_1999.pdf That is the 1999 standards- can't find the more recent publication sorry! It will still give you an idea though... Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Bricks -- some problems 7Jan 23, 2012 1:00 pm Found the 2007 version : http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/re ... IDE_07.pdf pages 22 - 26 I think are what you will find applicable. Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Bricks -- some problems 8Jan 23, 2012 2:15 pm B STAR when you get glazed bricks that what most of them look like. It the look of the brick. Your actual brick laying is good. The only way to win this case is to download a sample photo. If the photo has no chips then you are ok. If they have the same chips then they can say thats the look of it. so that bricked is glazed ? is that the term for a facing on a stock type of brick underneath ?it's just called a clay brick by Boral the brickies do have a good name around where I live & as mentioned the other house we looked at was very very good , not a special display --just for normal peeps such as us ,do you mean a pic from Boral to compare ? there is not much, except this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I went right through their site & Midland Boral [which had a small jpg ] Deemaree I still think a lot will be visible at 1.5m , I tried to be objective & not go over with a mad owners eye thanks for the pdf link, It looks like the fracture lines are fine ,if not from top to bottom of the brick p.s the SS & brickie boss were on site today, according to the painters ,so will post back with any news I am not a brick expert, but rendering would be 1 option, it would be costly to do the entire house though.... 2 6683 Hi all, has anyone been ask to do the weeds in their property while in the middle of build? 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