Saul Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Hi @Saul Photos a little further back will bring it more into context. Is there any sealant between the window frame and the brickwork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 As above and any specific areas you want us to look at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Looks like Velfac / Ideal Combi type windows / doors. Compriband type perimeter seal. Is there any at the top? Slip with a grinder scuffed the brickwork. What did not look right to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv968 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Looks like there's a number of things that are unfinished to me. Perhaps some trim end peices required? The grinder scuffed brickwork is annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Saul Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 Just looks a bit shoddy for 'finished' are there suppose to be gaps around the windows like that? I don't think they are "shadow gaps" for design aesthetics. Won't the wind howl. Just looks unfinished/missing trim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Marvin said: Hi @Saul Photos a little further back will bring it more into context. Is there any sealant between the window frame and the brickwork? Yes but recessed an inch so set back from window edge. Should it not be sealed flush to window frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 38 minutes ago, Mr Punter said: Looks like Velfac / Ideal Combi type windows / doors. Compriband type perimeter seal. Is there any at the top? Slip with a grinder scuffed the brickwork. What did not look right to you? Velfac yes. Not the grinder slip. Just the way they are sealed. I would expect it to be flush to window frame or look tidier. They're secure but look like they're just floating and not connected to brickwork. It's more about bad aesthetics and looking unfinished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Shadow gaps are the latest must have detail around dark and door window frames. Think it’s come about after someone on tv said they don’t like mastic filled gaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, Saul said: Yes but recessed an inch so set back from window edge. Should it not be sealed flush to window frame? Velfac have a metal outer part which is in front of a timber inner part. The weather seal is between the timber part and the structure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 The roof vent has not been trimmed to fit the tile spacing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 on the plus side they have put a tray on the parapet well. Well done brickies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryE Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Your last picture looks like a weep vent. These are quite normal and can be needed wherever you have horizonal DPCs (e.g. over lintels) as internal dampness can collect on the DPC and this needs to allowed to run off though to the exterior. The masonry bees also love them. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 5 hours ago, Saul said: Looks like an expansion/movement gap. Required on long walls to meet building regs. Or could be where a wall meets the house. Looks fairly typical and hard to improve without making it stand out even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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