Should DPC edge be visible?

[BadgerBadger]

Today's question of the day!  Our first section of DPC are going in, but should I be ensuring the edge is visible in the finished brickwork?  It's ended up recessed about 10mm into the mortar, obviously a small potential breach for damp but it's also not obvious to any casual observer / building control / warranty inspector that its actually present. 

 

It's only a section in so far and we're only a couple of courses above, so easier to fix now rather than later, or is it just generally acceptable?  Thank you!

[Mr Punter]

If there are engineering bricks below it will be fine.

[saveasteading]

I think it should always be visible, otherwise there is a dampness link past it.

If the bed mortar is recessed (bucket handle) then that might expose it, while also concealing it a little.

[Canski]

I’ve only done it once in 40 years of bricklaying and that was at the request of a rather anal drainage engineer. It looked horrible. In the old days a felt doc was often left exposed with a bed joint below and one on the top. In my opinion it also looked ghastly. With engineerings below it really shouldn’t be necessary.