External cracks in brickwork

torch_light

I moved into a new build in March 2017, and on the rear corner of the house are some signs of cracking and movement. Wife says I am paranoid, I think I have a right to be concerned.

Piccy 1 shows the crack that starts between window frame, through the sill and down to the tap we had put in. Some of it is stepped some of it is straight through whole bricks.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=51264752672017087085
Piccy 2 shows the full extent of the run through past the tap and stepped down to the ground level. The damp course is high up due to the incline of the ground.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=97174519184755142363

Piccy 3 shows the same side of the building but toward the very corner of the building, again way below the damp course and some stepping and also some bricks cracked.

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=51665660645406710839

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=79416308225452162105
Is it too soon after building to start to feel some concern? The soil is very heavy clay, is it a problem that it seems worse below the damp course? Some corner bricks look as though they have already been replaced below those that have cracked at the corner, would this perhaps worsen an already poor piece of work?

Any help would be gratefully received, even if it is don't worry it is nothing!!!

jimbog

Your links don't work i'm afraid. It may be worth posting here too:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=39

00ec25

the links do work, but they require people to download the image to their own computers, not something many folks will do for obvious reasons, .img file or not !

I looked at one pic only, it shows classic zig zag fractures along mortar joints and then directly through the vertical centre of whole bricks - a sure sign of stress related movement.


based purely on that photo it looks as though you are about at an early stage 3 on the scale explained in this link: https://www.bre.co.uk/page.jsp?id=3356
Remedial work is certainly required.

torch_light

Ok will look into the links and move the thread.

Sorted the pictures out and moved to DIY.

Thanks again for your help.