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damaged brick work on new build house
chris_a_uk
Posts: 7 Forumite
Hi,
I hope I am posting this in the right place.
I recently purchased a new build home. An issue I have is damaged brickwork, it is like a tar substance has been spilt all over the bricks, unfortunately it wont let me post a link to show you a picture of it.
It is all over the brick work.
The person in charge of building the new houses on this site came to see me today and said that it is normal for the bricks to be like that.
Is there anything I can do? Who would I need to speak to? What is my best way for me to proceed?
Any help much appreciated, thanks.
I hope I am posting this in the right place.
I recently purchased a new build home. An issue I have is damaged brickwork, it is like a tar substance has been spilt all over the bricks, unfortunately it wont let me post a link to show you a picture of it.
It is all over the brick work.
The person in charge of building the new houses on this site came to see me today and said that it is normal for the bricks to be like that.
Is there anything I can do? Who would I need to speak to? What is my best way for me to proceed?
Any help much appreciated, thanks.
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I'm struggling to visualise this...
If you put some random spaces in the link it should let you post it, and someone will fix it for you.0 -
Go and look at the showhouse, your brickwork should be similar. If that has no tar spilt on the bricks yours shouldn't have either. If it has then they are probably using reclaimed brick and you should expect yours to be the same. Is it throughout the development?Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0
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Thanks for reply
ok I will try this.....
http:// prntscr.com/mdps6f0 -
only a few houses so far have been built, the house on one side has the same damage to the bricks, the house on the other side is built with stone like bricks and that is fine0
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Isn't that just a feature of the brick ?0
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Rosemary7391 wrote: »
to be fair it looks like its the way the bricks were manufactured0 -
oh ok. As someone who doesn't have a clue about these things it seems strange to me that it would be a feature of the bricks and how they were manufactured. It doesn't look "normal" from my point of view. But I accept what you say and I thank everyone for the replies.0
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That is common for the type of brick used and you will probably find in on the other houses.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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As others have said that looks like it has come from the bricks when they were fired in the kiln.
If they are still building with that brick try to look at the brick makers name on the wrapping or the bricks themselves and contact the brick company to find out if that is a feature of those bricks or a flaw in the manufacturing process.0
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