New Home Owners And Snagging Forum
Advice on buying a brand new home => Snagging and defects => Topic started by: Camp1234 on June 06, 2025, 09:56:08 am
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Can anyone please help with the damp brick issue I have with my new build. When I purchased the property, the bottom one or two brick courses below the DPC were all damp. I raised this with the builder when I purchased the property in September and was told it was construction moisture and it would dry out.
The damp bricks pretty much all dried out with the warmer weather but the brick courses on the gable end of the property get damp after rain fall.
Beyond the aesthetic concerns, I’m concerned the damp bricks at ground level will lead to weakened brickwork and structural issues. I suspect damp bricks are caused by rain water and ground water accumulating at the base of the wall. The standing wate is then seeping into the brickwork, causing it to permeate into the brickwork.
I also have concerns the paving does not have the correct grading away from the brickwork and the lack of a gravel splash strip to prevent driving rain from creating splashback
effect is contributing to the problem.
Any advice or guidance will be greatly appreciated.
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AS long as the DPC is 150mm above finished ground level there is nothing to worry about.
I would worry that the builder thinks external wet bricks are construction moisture.
Showing their ignorance and intent on dismissing any claims.