{"id":4355,"date":"2023-10-05T08:14:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T21:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2023-10-05T08:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T21:16:29","slug":"lets-talk-brickwork-inspections-on-new-wa-homes-what-should-you-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/lets-talk-brickwork-inspections-on-new-wa-homes-what-should-you-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s talk brickwork inspections on new WA Homes \u2013 what should you expect?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1 Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Despite the significant growth on in alternative building methods (brick veneer, reverse venerer, framed and clad, rammed earth, stone, straw, hempcrete etc) WA still has a very strong level of support for double brick homes. Houspect WA conducts a large number of brickwork inspections on new WA homes every year. The question is often asked, what should I expect in relation to the brickwork on my new home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This document sets out to explore this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Can you see the bricks?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first question that needs to be asked is can you see the bricks? While West Australia love double brick, rendering brick is the current flavour such that the bulk of the external brickwork is often covered by render and the internal render is covered by plaster or dry wall. Hence, you may have a double brick home, but in many instances, it is likely that you will not see much of the brickwork on your complete home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The focus on brick walls that will be rendered or plastered is the structural integrity. Often the aesthetics that you would want to see in a face brick wall will become secondary when it is known that the bricks will be rendered and cannot be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 Regulatory framework for brickwork<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The National Construction Code notes that the Performance Requirement P2.1.1 is satisfied for unreinforced masonry (including masonry-veneer) if it is designed and constructed in accordance with one of the following Australian Standards):<\/p>\n\n\n\n