John Dirks Jr Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 No support or lintel above the window. Bricks falling loose and the whole thing kinda compressing down on the window frame. From the attic side it looked like the bricks were stuck directly to the OSB. How would one go about fixing this? Download Attachment: P1280853.JPG 115.49?KB Download Attachment: P1280854.JPG 101.64?KB Download Attachment: P1280946.JPG 101.18?KB Download Attachment: P1280877.JPG 111.46 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Way too high. Isn't the height limit for brick veneer something like 18 or 19 feet? ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 . . . How would one go about fixing this? . . . A: Tear it all off and start over. B: Leave it alone and replace individual bricks as they fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 It might be my imagination but there seems a vertical crack to the right of the arch as well as some framing issues on that gable wall. That would meet my criteria to go 'whole hog' at everything wrong with that veneer installation, if not the framing too. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Yes, that is some amateur framing around the gable vent. That is a scary picture. I'll bet there are hidden defects in those walls. I'll bet there is water damage to the OSB around those windows as well. It is a shame that someone would apply that much brick to a house and not learn the basics of masonry and home construction first. [:-thumbd] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Freakshow. No cavity means water in the OSB down low. Only one fix, and it isn't simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 How does something this bad really happen? I mean, didn't someone with a quarter of a brain oversee some small portion of the home being built? It's not like the dude went to lunch and the home was bricked when he got back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Yeah...also no weeps or through flashing, flat sills, and big gaps at the sides where the veneer meets the vinyl trim on the sides. I pointed it all out in the report along with the recommendation to have a qualified brick mason sort it all out. 1990 build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 That has to be a deal-killer. What reasonable buyer would take it on? Next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I don't see the problem. Houses built after about 1980 generally have a 25 year life expectancy. This one is pretty much on target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I don't see the problem. Houses built after about 1980 generally have a 25 year life expectancy. This one is pretty much on target. Tom, what are basing that on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 The fact that most of my livelihood comes from replacing major components-roofing, siding, fenestration- in houses that are less than 20 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 This is both tongue in cheek, and true. It's gotten really weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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