ᐅ Shell construction: Are broken corners and gaps properly filled with masonry?

Hello everyone,

we are currently having a house built.
I have noticed a few things that I am not sure are correct.

In some places, the corners of the Poroton blocks are chipped, and in other areas, leftover stone pieces (thin stone slices) have been set in with plenty of mortar. From my perspective, these areas would have fit half a block instead of four thin leftover slices bonded together with mortar.
A friend who is a mason looked at it and just said, “It’s just using up leftovers. No one will see it anyway. It will be covered with plaster.” He didn’t say much more and didn’t see anything wrong with it.
As a layperson, I would have cut a half block instead of using small pieces.
It seems odd to me as a non-professional.
The Poroton blocks rely on the air inside the block, especially regarding sound insulation and thermal insulation.
Can you tell me something about this?

Best regards
Varone

It's no longer an issue. I simply couldn't identify the tongue and groove. It was just sealed with adhesive.

Varone_Jessen schrieb:

4 thin leftover slabs installed with mortar

I think you’re mistaken: these are probably mortar-smoothened joints at the ends—likely created by using cut-off stones. It seems someone tried to fix the deviations from the exact measurements made by the planner as best as possible, rather than using poor patching or risky overlapping techniques. I have seen much more questionable workmanship here before. In some spots, I hope it’s the camera that’s tilted, not the walls.

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P.S.: Apparently, you have found a floor plan that suits you – why not show us the result!

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It seems you found something while searching for the floor plan – so why not show us what you came up with!

Hey 11ant,

so you remember. Yes, we did find something in the end. The “tilted” walls are caused by the wide-angle lens. I even bought a 2-meter (6.5 feet) level to check this. ;-)

I asked my site manager again today, and he explained everything in detail. He said he often hears the question about the leftover materials, and it does look like that. But brick walls naturally have that appearance when viewed from the side.

I’m happy to send you the floor plan via private message and would like to hear your opinion on it. I don’t want to discuss it publicly anymore since, as I said, we are already building. ;-)
Please message me; I’m not yet authorized to send private messages.

Air-filled Poroton blocks provide no sound insulation, neither externally nor between floors. That’s why, with all due respect, this material is basically useless... We used it as well, and I would never build with it again. (I was warned back then but didn’t want to listen)