Brickwork check

[Deleted member 281264]

So this is the brickwork I know it's going not going to be seen but do you think this is all good?



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[^woody^]

Done by a carpenter?

 

[Deleted member 281264]

What do you reckon?

 

[^woody^]

Being below ground and not being seen is not an excuse for crap brickwork, yes it may be messier, but things like level, plumb, line, square, full joints, even joints, aligned bricks, correct and even cavity, ties etc still should be there.

I can't see a lot wrong, and that one brick with big perps either side is not the end of the world.

What do you think is wrong with it?

 

[Notch7]

Done by a carpenter?

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[Charlie George]

The outside is the bit which will be seen if above ground level(as it looks), would like to see a photograph of that, especially with the different bricks, also agree with woody it has to be somebody in the wood trade

 

[Deleted member 281264]

This is the closest pic front that I have, I will get something better next time

 

[Charlie George]

No bricklayer done that work, i thought this was a diy job, not by a builder i presume it's being built in block and rendered,but you will see some brickwork upto dpc where render starts.

 

[Deleted member 281264]

It will be built in block and rendered. The bricks in the photo will not be visible, but still I was hoping for something neater and a bit more professional looking

 

[Charlie George]

Render should start above dpc level, if you render down to ground level you will have problems with damp bridging dpc, frost problems and stained render etc.

 

[Deleted member 281264]

Some more photos

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

The mess on the site says it all.

 

[Deleted member 281264]

The mess on the site says it all.

It is very messy, but in defence of the mess the whole house has been stripped inside back to brick and there are 1.2 trenches that wrap all around to the porch that are waiting for the second pour of concrete so getting rid of all the mess right now would be a bit difficult

 

[^woody^]

Looks like you are fishing, hoping for something to be wrong, when in fact it's OK.

 

[Deleted member 281264]

Looks like you are fishing, hoping for something to be wrong, when in fact it's OK.

No woody, I am content with the work going on and your opinion helped to ease my mind. When I asked the builder his reply echoed yours that right now the main thing is getting everything plumb and level which it is.

My main concern was some gaps between mortar and uneven perps which I was not sure about

I might start another thread in the diary section to document the build