Hi

Just moved into my girlfriends house - semi detached, all brick, probably 1940s

Some bricks above and below DPC have spalled, so I have been cutting them out and replacing them one at a time.
The ones below DPC are a pain, but not much else I can do about that - except perhaps a rendered plinth.

My question is the brickwork really. I put up a utility worktop across the end of the attached single garage (it is single skin, attached to the house - pitched roof above).
In the 2200mm width of the garage, the bricks run downhill by an entire course. Doesn't really notice until you put something straight across it.

So, after further investigation.... the outside cavity wall of the house that makes up one side of the garage runs downhill a full course in the length of 5 metres.
The garage concrete floor is level - ish. Its the bricks that are running out on their footing (if there is one!).

All over the house, the bricks run anything but level. The courses are straight with no obvious cracks, shifting or repaired mortar joints.
The only crack I can find on the whole house is a small diagonal crack above the front door in the mortar only, - runs about 6 courses.... ands its pretty small (few millimetres).

Its almost like the centre of the house has risen slightly (or the outer walls have sunk). But would there not be some kind of indicator of this?
All doors and windows shut fine.

The bricks below DPC in a few places certainly are damp, but the survey only picked up the spalled bricks. No damp seems to have really got into the house.

Any ideas? Could it just be a crap brickie!

Mmmmm

Thanks
Steve

Hi Steve,

I doubt it was a crap brickie, where abouts do you live? Houses were thrown up after the war. Could do with some pictures? possibly just settlement but it sounds a little extreme! Moved in with girlfriend???? You must be bonkers!!!!

SSM

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