Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Brick Workmanship. 13Nov 14, 2015 2:15 pm It's hard to tell without seeing the pictures in a complete context, however in the second photo those bricks would appear to have been cut to fit, they are not full size bricks. It's like they have started laying from each side and just cut a brick where they have met in the middle. This has resulted in the irregular brick shape. That is just poor brick laying. Face brick needs to be set out carefully to prevent this sort of issue. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Brick Workmanship. 16Nov 22, 2015 6:35 am Thanks for the sanity check all. I am not loosing my mind I had a meeting with the builder onsite and he was lost for words . We have marked out all the issues and will wait for the bricky to come back and fix them. I will keep you update when it happens. Cheers G Re: Brick Workmanship. 17Dec 12, 2015 11:09 am Update.. Brickie has come out and has fixed some of issue, missed some issue and has created a lot more issues. The most obvious issue is he has used the wrong colour mortar, instead of using off-white mortar I now have grey mortar. I am waiting on the builder to get back to me but I don't think I will get a satisfactory outcome.... More updates coming soon.. CHeers G Re: Brick Workmanship. 18May 21, 2016 9:04 pm dkidston I think in these images we are looking at efflorescence, salt leaching out of the brick after being washed or rain. This will happen for while particularly with this brick, this just need washed again ...and maybe again. No it's not efflorescence and it'll only make it worse if they are washed with hydrochloric again. It's calcium staining otherwise known as white staining. Some more info is here...[See page 14] http://thinkbrick.blob.core.windows.net/media/1409/manual-13-clay-masonry-cleaning-manual.pdf In most cases a failure to pre-wet the brickwork is the main cause of the problem as the dissolved mortar after the application of hydrochloric acid [HCl] was allowed to dry bach into the wall. That is why the white streaks are vertical, because it was running down the wall as it dried into the brickwork. http://www.pghbricks.com.au/~/media/pgh ... rsion.ashx dkidston Inconsistent lengths of brick I am surprised this would be greater the a few mm. Brickies do need to check the manufacturers notes on these as the are a little different to your standard brick. Speak with the manufacturer yourself if there is a real problem they will often com and inspect it for you. They are faced with these questions all the time. HACK architecture http://Www.hackarchitecture.com.au Austral state these bricks are rated as DW1, http://australbricks.com.au/techdatasheet/techinfo_report.php They have to meet the dimensional DW1 tolerances found in the Industry Reference Guide http://thinkbrick.blob.core.windows.net/media/1398/industry-reference-guide.pdf Section 1.4.2 Dimensions and Tolerances Length = 20 bricks end to end @230mm = 4600mm with an allowance of 90mm +/- Height = 20 bricks top to bottom @ 76mm = 1520mm with an allowance of 50mm +/- The pic of the cut [zipper] bricks looks like they were cut without using a brick saw. The cuts do not look vertical and they are not cut to the correct size. I imagine they were probably cut with an angle grinder. Good luck Being a builder is more than just having once held a hammer. It's about the trades you hire and ensuring that they give a result that meets the industry standard and the home owners expectations. Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, yes, we have the report. The builder has rectified the items on the report and we’re moving forward with the build. Thanks for reaching out 2 2201 2 8358 I should have followed up on this thread. So, the pier foundation wasn't large enough on the side it was leaning towards, and the NBN cable went through the pier, just… 8 12127 |