Breeze block on outside wall?

jase4772

My friends next door neighbour has started building a conservatory and they've cheated by using breeze block on the outside wall against the fence upto the top of the fence then switched to normal bricks. This looks fine from downstairs but is a bit of an eye sore from the bedroom window. My questions are :-

1) Can they do this with it still being unsightly?
2) Can breeze block be exposed to the elements without treatment?

Looks a bit of a cowboy job to me but wanted to get some advice before taking it further.

Thanks.

cattie

The answer to both your questions is yes.

TroysMum

Ordinary breeze blocks shouldnt be used without being suitably rendered.

jase4772

So unless they ask to lift out the fence panels to treat the breeze blocks they won't be very hard wearing.

Bit pants that they just go for a money saving option without considering other people and what an ugly wall they'll have to look at.

ormus

sounds like one hell of a dwarf wall!

nelly_2

ormus wrote: »

sounds like one hell of a dwarf wall!

The wall on the side facing 'next doors' house is quite often around six foot high these days with small windows on top up to the roof.