Bad Brickwork

cetus · 16 May 2018

Hi all.

I'm a long time lurker and decided to post the pic below that I saw this morning on the FB news feed of a friend. He's just moved into a new house built by a large developer. Take a look at the brick work up the side of the house to gable. Looks like it was laid by a guy wearing long stilts in a high wind!

Bricks

cetus
16 May 2018
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tony1851 · 16 May 2018

Yes, dreadful work - particularly near the top.

Nige F · 16 May 2018

Looks like a 1970's build

^woody^ · 16 May 2018

How often is it going to be seen?

Is the gable of the house next door 900mm away, hence the vertical view?

Ian H · 16 May 2018

My mates Persimmon is like that.

noseall · 17 May 2018

Gable perp's often wander due to the fact that you no longer work from a set corner and you lose the benefit of having regimented half bonding . The brickie may not have the opportunity to be viewing from beneficial angles either.
I might photograph my efforts when the scaffold comes down in a week or so...….

motorbiking · 17 May 2018

Looks better than my 1920s brickwork.

Are their rules about the thickness of mortar between bricks?

tony1851 · 17 May 2018

motorbiking said:
Are their rules about the thickness of mortar between bricks?

No 'rules' as such, but the usual standard mortar width with modern bricks is 10mm.

Nige F · 17 May 2018

motorbiking said:
Looks better than my 1920s brickwork.

Are their rules about the thickness of mortar between bricks?

Yes, you always have a big joint @ Christmas

geraldthehamster · 17 May 2018

That would annoy me if it were my house

cetus · 17 May 2018

Thanks for the comments folks. I think the main issue here is that the house was delayed a long time (something like 18 months) and when you are paying a lot of money for a product, you expect high quality and a decent standard. Have a lovely day all

^woody^ · 17 May 2018

geraldthehamster said:
That would annoy me if it were my house

Who goes around looking at this stuff - gable perv.

Wouldn't it be more annoying if it was the neighbours house and you were looking at it every day?

pilsbury · 17 May 2018

Nige F said:
Yes, you always have a big joint @ Christmas

Think the brick is had a big joint on the job.

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