Old Red Brick house advice

modelreject

Hi,

I posted this in the DIY section by mistake.

I maybe about to buy a 1930's house but have noticed the same thing on all houses of this age in and around my area. Here is a link to a similar property http://www.propertypal.com/5-holland...-belfast/94916

Notice the dark red bricks spanning from the base up to about 3 foot.

Does anyone know why this is? Is there damp? Is it something I should be worried about.

Many thanks in advance.

C

00ec25

a 1930s house should have been built with a damp proof course installed at the time, however, they simply have used a different type of brick below it - possibily an engineering brick, hence the darker colour?
However, 3ft high above ground would be a bit much for a DPC (unless there was a fllod risk in the area at the time of building)

alternatively of course its just a lazy bricklayer who failed to mix up the bricks when he was laying or a tight builder who got then delivered a few at a time and colours therefore natually varied between each batch

modelreject

It will be checked by a surveyor, but if I can spot these things myself it will save me some time and money. Thanks for the advice!