Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 27, 2012 7:05 pm We have our handover inspection on Thursday (yay only 2 more days). I know that we will be doing a thorough check and looking for paint imperfections etc. is it fair to ask for the bricks to be cleaned again if we are not happy with the mortar still on the bricks or are we being too picky? Also how hard is it to get this off in sections between painted bagging ie is it likely to damage the bagging and then need this touched up? Re: Handover inspection 3Mar 28, 2012 4:57 am The mortar should be between the bricks not on them! When cleaning brick its normal to use an acid wash first, As long as the acid is ept of the bagging and the water blaster is pointed away from it that should be fine The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Handover inspection 4Mar 28, 2012 5:00 am Thanks both for your response. We do want to be pointing out everything so will now definitely be asking for bricks to be re-cleaned ESP since they are dark to medium in colour and mortar is off white! i would suggest nothing is unreasonable for PCI. we did all sorts, including checking the hot water, checking all the GPO's had power, testing that the showers were… 9 98936 you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5495 Hi, I have this sewer inspection point sitting in an odd spot in the rear of my yard: https://imgur.com/ghLI98q What I'd like to do is put a firepit in that corner of… 0 6782 |