Could it be the original dpc is slate, hence the thick joint?
What do you think of this brick work?
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Could be, although you wouldn't normally have a slate DPC on a house of that age. Sometimes you do see really big joints on the DPC, especially when the trowels are trying to get a low corner up a bit.
You need to see a close up photo of the DPC by the toothing and in the other corners. As you said setting back a bit would look much better.
The Brickwork probably could have been built a bit higher up to DPC, so the joint would have been smaller, as it looks even bigger in the right corner than the existing.
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I wouldn't worry too much. For £110 it's not a bad job, and he has mitred the corner brick on edge. Can't really see the DPC joint from that close up.
who cares what the dpc is made from? hes obviously made his dpc joint big so the courses match
what was he supposed to do?
hes just done exactly what i would have done
what was he supposed to do?
hes just done exactly what i would have done
It looks from the last photo like he made the joint a bit bigger than the existing and the brick courses are a bit higher on the new work. Matter of choice and if you're not on site you can't be sure about the levels, but I might have taken the brickwork up a touch higher to DPC and kept the joint a bit smaller, which may have worked out better on the garage side as well.
Yeah apart from hes gone over an air brick and the second corse after dpc level is massive too but for £110 for 2 people come on, that only buys your a pint nowadays.
For that kind of money I'd get him to builds some houses, should get some change out of £2k
For that kind of money I'd get him to builds some houses, should get some change out of £2k
I was advised by this forum to replace a ceramic air brick with this plastic one. As a plastic one has 2 times more airflow so I won't be losing any ventilation. That's why it's like that
Wuden wanna buy a round in your pub tomfebut for £110 for 2 people come on, that only buys you a pint nowadays.
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