Construction - Part 2 Brickwork to Roof Cover
During the next stage of the construction phase, the structure of your home will begin to emerge, as the bricks and mortar are laid to form the walls of your new home.
Once your bricks have been delivered to the site, our team of bricklayers will either chalk or string out the walls of your home onto the slab.
Generally, our bricklaying teams will work from the rear to the front of the home to complete your brickwork. Depending on the size of the bricklaying team, and the size and design of the home, time frames for this stage will vary, so again try to be patient as we form the walls of your new home. All good things take time, so make the most of this time shopping for new furniture or researching styling tips!
Once all the walls have been completed you have reached the brickwork ‘Plate High’ stage, now it’s time to start building the roof!
By this stage your Site Manager will have organised a site clean and ordered the roof frame materials to be delivered to site. Once everything is onsite the roof carpenters will commence constructing the roof frame of your new home. When the roof frame is finished, the roof plumber will install the gutters and down pipes, whilst the plumbers and electricians will start installing the plumbing pipes and chase the walls in preparation for electrical and smart wiring throughout your home. Once all this is complete, the roof sheeters or roof tilers will install your chosen roof cover materials.
By now you have reached the ‘roof cover’ stage, and you will really be able to see your home coming to life!
FAQs
Face bricks are only made with one external face therefore inside the garage it is standard practice that the second face is visible. This ensures the more aesthetic face is seen on the exterior of your home.
Vanadium stains are a thin film on the surface of light coloured bricks that weather away with time. They are a result of vanadium salts contained in most clay materials used to produce light coloured bricks. They are left on the surface of bricks as excess water migrates through the brick. These stains are neither harmful nor permanent and do not indicate a defect in the product.
In line with manufacturer recommendations and acceptable bricklaying standards the vertical joints do not need to be mortar filled as long as they are 12mm or less in width.