Dan1979

yep it's visualising it in the space - the blocks themselves are 'straight'! It is in my 'head'. The architect thinks it's fine, FYI. I think the fact that we've gone through the 'trauma' of digging up founds and making difficult decisions and losing our reference points has really confused me here, and causing some sleepless nights. But I do have this niggle which I'm struggling to address, thus turning to this forum. Your comments are all helpful, thank you.

Thanks, all - to answer the questions: 1. easy and cheap to change - tbc - three to four days for a brick layer. 2. History - we originally set out a line in the field with paint. For reasons I won't bore you with the concrete founds had to be lifted and re-poured. We lost the painted agreed line so I have been somewhat confused ever since about the line to adopt for the front of the house to 'address the landscape'. The whole thing has some what sapped my mental reserves! D

Dear members, I am building a self build with an architect and build team. It's a long house - 23 metres and sits on a hill with views in both directions in the countryside. We've had some issues with the foundations which are now 'in'. We've put the first course of brick down having 'mm'd and ahh'd' about where to site it on those foundations. Now the first course is down I think we should have placed the bricks on a slightly different line - by around 200mm. That would just look more "right" to me. In particular over the length of the building (23 metres) one end would be moved 200mm and the other end would stay where it is. It would make it appear straighter, in my mind, to the views. But I am getting myself quite confused. It's not the end of the world to relay the first course but need to make a decision. Over the course of 22 metres however, part of my brain says 'will you ever notice?' a change of 200mm. But I have this idea it will be more straight. I want to ask the forum - should I get 'in a twist' over this? Because there have been some issues with the foundations I have found the process very stressful and my perspective may be waning! Yours Dan1979.