Hi guys,
My house in a few weeks time will be ready for handover but I have a few problems/issues that my builder and I don't agree on so am hoping for some clarification.
In some areas of my house there are darker coloured bricks (I call them 'reject bricks') which really stand out from the red coloured bricks I chose. See the below pic.
Also, the window seal below every single window on my house is sitting on a short brick. This means the seal tucks behind the layer of bricks beneath it, meaning every 3-4 months I will have to be replacing the window seals all around my house, the reason for this? The brickies laid half the length of brick under the window thus allowing the window seal to bend and tuck behind/go behind the back of the bricks. See the picture below.
Can somebody please clarify what options I have for:
a) Do I have a case that when the brick layers were laying the bricks they didn't use duty of care to throw out the darker coloured bricks but instead just laid them?
Is my builder liable to go around my whole house to replace the reject bricks with the red coloured bricks that is meant to be consistent throughout my whole house? I didn't choose a mixed colour brick, I chose a red coloured brick, I am meant to be seeing a consistent red colour not a shade of black or any other colour. I feel I'm not getting what I'm paying for and feel the builder knows their brickies stuffed up but won't foot the bill to have the bricks replaced as it will cost them money ($$$).
b) Does my builder need to remove the entire layer of bricks under all my windows and relay full length bricks to prevent the window seal from bending backward into the gap due to having half length bricks laid beneath the window seal? What should be the distance from the window to the brick below as a standard? Does this make sense?
I await for some guidance.
Many thanks in advance!
Edin.