Why is there a large cement line joining to extension?

[Villa_Hill]

thank you! Gives me reassurance it’s not just mine lol

 

[noseall]

shall I ask them why the cement line is so thick? Is there anything else I should ask them to remedy? Thanks

I'd ask them why they did not ignore the house coursing and continue theirs with neat metric brickwork.

 

[stuart45]

I'd ask them why they did not ignore the house coursing and continue theirs with neat metric brickwork.

It could be that because they toothed in at the other end they are stuck with that gauge now. It's going to look a mess now with those Sunday joints.

 

[Villa_Hill]

I could be that because they toothed in at the other end they are stuck with that gauge now. It's going to look a mess now with those Sunday joints.

What’s a Sunday joint? What do I say to the builder?

 

[stuart45]

Just a saying in the trade. Bed joints should be around 10 mm. The bigger ones are Sunday joints(as in the large Sunday roasts). Once they get to over 12, they start to look rough.
The problem with extensions on older properties is that metric bricks are a couple of mm smaller than Imperial. That's why wall starters are popular, as you can ignore the old gauge.

 

[Villa_Hill]

Just a saying in the trade. Bed joints should be around 10 mm. The bigger ones are Sunday joints(as in the large Sunday roasts). Once they get to over 12, they start to look rough.
The problem with extensions on older properties is that metric bricks are a couple of mm smaller than Imperial. That's why wall starters are popular, as you can ignore the old gauge.

Cool, so should I say anything to the builder? I’m only really bothered by the big cement line really

 

[stuart45]

Just check there's a wall starter in place

 

[Villa_Hill]

Thanks Stuart45!

 

[^woody^]

I'd ask them why they did not ignore the house coursing and continue theirs with neat metric brickwork.

I'd ask then to GTF off site.

 

[Villa_Hill]

I'd ask then to GTF off site.

Useful

 

[Notch7]

So in simple terms, shall I ask them why the cement line is so thick? Is there anything else I should ask them to remedy? Thanks

I would check how the brickwork matches on the other side of the extension

the wide mortar joint looks like they may have been try to keep with the house guage.

measure the wall vertically and see what 10 bricks + ten mortar joints is. If metric gauge it should be 750mm

It would be interesting to know how level the top of the brickwork is using a laser level

 

[^woody^]

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Well it's your house. It would not be like that on mine, nor any clients house. That's for sure.

 

[Charlie George]

Good place to put a downpipe.

 

[Villa_Hill]

I would check how the brickwork matches on the other side of the extension

the wide mortar joint looks like they may have been try to keep with the house guage.

measure the wall vertically and see what 10 bricks + ten mortar joints is. If metric gauge it should be 750mm

It would be interesting to know how level the top of the brickwork is using a laser level

Yeh it was this, my house has really bad gauge control so they kept with it on one side of the house, knowing it wouldn’t match at the front. Lesser of 2 evils, thanks for your help!

 

[cdbe]

I would have extended the existing wall (with bricks recovered from elsewhere - presumably there's some kind of knockthrough) to butt up to the new wall and tied together with wall ties. Get rid of that horrible return made with the new bricks and hide the join in the corner.