Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 13, 2019 9:04 am Re: Cracked brickwork 4Mar 13, 2019 10:35 am That's good news. I am only going off our own experience with previous houses, and we had a corner section crack in the bricks a bit. It didnt spread any further and inside we had no visible issues. Maybe it's just some basic settling or movement in the mortar bed of the bricks. My thinking would be if the slab was cracking substantially in that zone, it would also be impacting the internal walls and/or ceiling & cornice etc. Something to keep an eye on for sure, and take photos every now and use something to get a gauge on the crack width if possible. Then you can monitor and compare. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here Re: Cracked brickwork 5Mar 13, 2019 10:41 am oh one more thing, before we head into the wetter months now is great opportunity to assess how your landscaping and paths are helping to protect your slab. This forum has some great info on things like keeping water away from getting in and under your concrete slab. eg paths that grade away from the house, no garden beds (& watering) adjacent to the building etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here Re: Cracked brickwork 6Mar 13, 2019 10:46 am Thanks my feeling too - monitor. We take photos every now and then, probably should get a ruler in the photos too. All sorted with the paths and drainage - spent a small fortune on that before we moved in. Plumbers 'can be' plumbers, made all the worse by self certification which the building surveyor invariably accepts as proof of compliance! The good thing is that you know know. 3 3239 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi there, I just recently received my new house from my builder. We handed the house to another company to deal with the… 0 5188 I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 12779 |