Hello,
We are building a single-family house and have chosen a general contractor. Unfortunately, we have been facing major problems with them from the very beginning.
Our basement is now finished, and the masons have laid the first row of blocks. Currently, work is halted because the fall protection required the area to be backfilled first.
We took a close look at the first row of masonry and, as non-experts, find the quality to be very poor. Is there anyone with professional experience who can offer advice? Are there standards or guidelines regarding acceptable mortar joint thickness or similar?
Some blocks are broken, and there are vertical misalignments of about 1 cm (0.4 inches). We are concerned that this may affect the subsequent rows of masonry.
I am attaching photos.
Good luck
Nasentier
We are building a single-family house and have chosen a general contractor. Unfortunately, we have been facing major problems with them from the very beginning.
Our basement is now finished, and the masons have laid the first row of blocks. Currently, work is halted because the fall protection required the area to be backfilled first.
We took a close look at the first row of masonry and, as non-experts, find the quality to be very poor. Is there anyone with professional experience who can offer advice? Are there standards or guidelines regarding acceptable mortar joint thickness or similar?
Some blocks are broken, and there are vertical misalignments of about 1 cm (0.4 inches). We are concerned that this may affect the subsequent rows of masonry.
I am attaching photos.
Good luck
Nasentier
Neubau2022 schrieb:
I am in almost constant contact with the construction supervisors couple (female architect, male civil engineer) and ask all the questions. Some of them turn out to be silly in hindsight Some also lead to discussions between the supervisors, the general contractor, and the tradespeople, and the answers are always beneficial for your own house; everyone learns something new.