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? 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 9551 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 4513 |