Bricks out of alignment - Is this acceptable
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Cheers Jules. For what it's worth the house has been up 20 years and the extension about 6 years and I'm not in the slightest bit bothered by the slight colour difference and most people don't even realise it's an extension. The house roof was already over 30 feet pre extension and add the width of a double garage it would have looked wrong. Not only that but the garage is approx 18 inches lower than the house so the roof needed to step down to match. Hence the step down in the band course too.
I do understand some of the comments made about site management - ours was crap too. A wall in the kitchen was visibly out of true and I pointed it out to him. It needed to be true as my fridge freezer would have jammed going into the space, he wouldn't listen. I went back to my old house got my set square and returned. I showed him that even in the 6 inch square I could get my little finger in the run out. He had to rip it out and start again. Our sire carpenter had one eye - there's not a door handle in the house that straight - they could have bought him a spirit level. We had snagging going on for over 12 months. Ended up them paying for a large block paved rear patio which took 2 guys 9 days to lay and 5 pallets of blocks rather than me take them to court!
The builder that did my extension was local and well respected so much so that the Building Control Officer said to me that if he were to have an extension there were only 2 companies in the area he would trust to use and ours was one of them. Here's a better photo - I'm sure the OP would prefer my 'joint' to his.
I do understand some of the comments made about site management - ours was crap too. A wall in the kitchen was visibly out of true and I pointed it out to him. It needed to be true as my fridge freezer would have jammed going into the space, he wouldn't listen. I went back to my old house got my set square and returned. I showed him that even in the 6 inch square I could get my little finger in the run out. He had to rip it out and start again. Our sire carpenter had one eye - there's not a door handle in the house that straight - they could have bought him a spirit level. We had snagging going on for over 12 months. Ended up them paying for a large block paved rear patio which took 2 guys 9 days to lay and 5 pallets of blocks rather than me take them to court!
The builder that did my extension was local and well respected so much so that the Building Control Officer said to me that if he were to have an extension there were only 2 companies in the area he would trust to use and ours was one of them. Here's a better photo - I'm sure the OP would prefer my 'joint' to his.
Edited by elanfan on Saturday 17th September 20:02
hedgefinder said:
227bhp said:
You need glasses. Look at the supplied pic and tell me honestly you can't see the joint.
Thats the tint of the bricks due to the obvious and unavoidable batch difference , absolutely nothing to do with poor jointing or the joints being out , which they arent in that case but are what the OP is actually taking about.227bhp said:
No matter what they did IT WOULD NEVER HAVE MATCHED.
It never ever does, as mentioned earlier put a soil or rainwater pipe over it.
That is all. It's also down to the mortar and age.It never ever does, as mentioned earlier put a soil or rainwater pipe over it.
I haven't had time, but please someone take that pic and put a dark line (a downpipe) down that joint and watch it magically diassapear.
Somebody with enough experience and intelligence will tell you to never try to blend in a join, you always put a definite break in it or cover it.
ATTAK Z said:
elanfan said:
Stuff ....
That should quieten the non-believers 
I'll say it again, nice job !
Unfortunately, the OP's builders appear to have no pride in their own workmanship. I would not accept that either!
227bhp said:
That is all. It's also down to the mortar and age.
I haven't had time, but please someone take that pic and put a dark line (a downpipe) down that joint and watch it magically diassapear.
Somebody with enough experience and intelligence will tell you to never try to blend in a join, you always put a definite break in it or cover it.
30 years design experience here. True mask the joint if it's appropriate, not sure if it is in the OP case or ElansfanI haven't had time, but please someone take that pic and put a dark line (a downpipe) down that joint and watch it magically diassapear.
Somebody with enough experience and intelligence will tell you to never try to blend in a join, you always put a definite break in it or cover it.
I have to say that band course drop if making my teeth itch though
I did struggle with what to do with the band course. If I'd just continued across it would have been in a strange place, if I'd not bothered to join the two and just started in the middle of the wall it would also have looked strange too. If I'd left it out ... I trawled our estate and there was only one other house where the slope of the land meant the original Builders had to drop the band course and they did it in exactly the same way. Not ideal but best that could be done.
Sorry for the hijack OP but maybe you can use the photos to show how it couldashouldawoulda been done.
Sorry for the hijack OP but maybe you can use the photos to show how it couldashouldawoulda been done.
We bricked in a window and door last year and used brick ties on the basis that if we ever decide to reopen the apertures it'll be easy.
Father in Law did them and the mortar joint get thinner as you move up and to the right, you lot would hate them. luckily not visible as they're down the side passage - but as bad as they are, my neighbours are way worse. I'll get a photo when I go past tomorrow and you'll see what poor brickwork really is!
Father in Law did them and the mortar joint get thinner as you move up and to the right, you lot would hate them. luckily not visible as they're down the side passage - but as bad as they are, my neighbours are way worse. I'll get a photo when I go past tomorrow and you'll see what poor brickwork really is!
Spudler said:
Boosted LS1 said:
OP, just get on with your life. It really isn't a big issue.
Cant agree with that.Some people have pride in their property...shame the brickies didn't with their work.
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