1/3 of right brick siding of my house hanged out of the foundation line ( about 1inch) meanwhile the other 2/3 of the siding is lined up with the foundation edge. Will this causes any damage for my house in the futur? How do we fixed it?
2007-03-07 06:25:07 · 6 answers · asked by Mai N 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
This is not an unusual situation. It is common for brick veneer to overhang the top of the foundation, especially of it is a poured concrete foundation. If the foundation forms were not perfectly square (and they rarely are), what you see is the result. Bricklayers lay their brick to a straight string and they will make the overhang as small as posslble when they determine the locations of the corners of the brick veneer.
In the end, you shouldn't have any problem.
Good luck with all of your home improvement projects.
2007-03-11 06:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
first of all, brick exteriors on a building are not refered to as siding. it is commonly refered to as brick veneer. furthermore it is not hung, it is laid. i hope you didn't get too flustered by the use of terms like laid and hung.
but seriously, no, that shouldn't be a problem as long as the mortar joints between the bricks are still intact. check on it from time to time. it's not something prone to catastrophic failure. any problems will likely be gradual. watch for cracked mortar joints. my guess is that when the house was built, the foundation and the structure above were not perfectly square to one another.the bricklayer was just following the wall.
2007-03-07 06:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by sic-n-tired 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. It should be fine. Its not good bricklaying of course, or not a straight foundation, but its there to stay and it'll be ok. Don't worry and don't get scammed by anyone telling you to spend money to rebuild it. Oh, also, pay no attention to Droolie's answer above. Brick buildings have stood for many centuries and far outlive and outperform all other materials for walls.
2007-03-09 05:21:45 · answer #3 · answered by million$gon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brick veneers ALWAYS have problems. It's just a matter of time. Brick and mortar are porous materials, in other words. water can seep through. You're at the mercy of your waterproofing behind the veneer. Sorry about the bad news...good luck.
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