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Thanks both for your responses. Are there any solutions out there to raise the level of the ditch? as mentioned in my post above, by attaching a snorkel vent to the airbricks to raise the point the air comes in, then fill in the ditch? its a deep ditch and not the most safe thing either if youre struggling with shopping or moving something big into the house

Hi all, I'm looking for some help in regards to an issue I'm having with my house builder. I went for a site walk recently and saw this unsightly ditch at the front of the house. The reason its there is because the air brick is so low (you can just see it under the cabling). Now I know from looking on the NHBC site that if an air brick is placed like that then it does in fact need a ditch that deep and wide, however the drop is hazardous and its like walking a gauntlet getting into the house. First off any thoughts on what if anything the builder will say (as I have challenged the setup of it)? and are you aware of any solutions which are within code? I had a though of attaching a snorkel vent to the airbricks, raising the height of where the air would go, like an external version of the internal telescope vents they use with airbricks. The idea being I could then lift the area around it with soil or gravel. But I dont know if this would be an issue? Any ideas or solutions (such as a grating over the ditch) would be much appreciated.