Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Is this an expansion joint, or a mistake? 2Aug 28, 2018 9:26 am All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Is this an expansion joint, or a mistake? 4Aug 28, 2018 10:16 am brokenstick I agree, but that looks to be the least of your worries, the brickwork on either side looks terrible. What is the rest like?? Pretty ugly. It's along a rear fence, everywhere else is tidy. I'm fairly sure the contract mentions that it may not be as cosmetically appealing as long as it isn't a structural issue. I've just looked at our plans - there is no expansion joint there, so it must be a mistake. There are other issues with the build, but none so drastic as this. The driveway is trash and we paid a lot for exposed aggregate - they re-did half of it, and sealed a long ugly gap with a thick line of dark caulk - looks nothing like their displays. The masonry isn't plumb - looks like it is within tolerance, but it means the gap where a door and window frame meet the brick grows steadily wider the higher it goes - the point they've needed to caulk the top as the seal isn't wide enough. Anyway - reading here, it sounds like this is pretty much standard. And here I was hoping that the 9-month stay with the in-laws would be over in two more weeks Re: Is this an expansion joint, or a mistake? 5Dec 29, 2018 5:19 pm It's neither. It's just crappy worksmanship. If it were an expansion joint (finished or not), the mortar of the bricks on the right would not touch the bricks on the left. Have you got a zoomed out image? Given that the walls were not built at the same time, the later one may be structurally weak. I'll look into different shower heads and ask the plumber about some engineering and see what he says. Thanks 2 9535 Unless there were unforeseeable issues with the site, I dont think you should have to pay for contractors errors or poor planning. I'd probably try and be reasonable and… 5 4496 |