On May 1, 1:20 pm, "Art" wrote:
Most brick veneers houses are poorly done. Visitwww.bia.orgto read the
tech reports to learn how brick veneer should be installed. The lintel
could be too thin or not long enuf. Also the masonry is supposed to be
fastened to the wood house studs every couple feet. Since most builders put
opaque paper on top of the sheathing before bricking it up, how could the
masons possibly know where the studs are unless they are marked on the paper
(never done). On top of that, many masons leave out flashing around doors
and windows and leave weepholes plugged. I had all of these defects in my
new home and had to hire a mason for big bucks to fix them all. That is why
I will never again buy a brick veneer house.

"Daniel Fenner" wrote in message

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I've been in a home for one year now, that was built 8 years ago. The
garage has a brick gable, with a window in the middle, above it. It
appear that the lentil that the building company put in is not strong
enough to support all of that weight and is starting to sag in the
middle which has caused the brick above it to start separating (one
large verticle crack from the window and growing larger as it moves
down to the lentil. My QUESTION is, what is the best and cheapest
repair for this. I've had a range of recommended fixes from taking
all of the bricks out and replacing the lentil, to putting in
lagger(?) bolts and tuck points(?). Is the latter option just a short
term fix? Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Daniel- Hide quoted text -

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You made an interesting point that the masonry "is supposed" to be
fastened every couple of feet. If I find out this is not the case, is
the home builder somehow liable for this problem? The house is only 8
years old and it's my understanding that under Oklahoma state law,
home builders are required to have a 10 year warranty on their homes
(looking into the details of this). Any thoughts? I'm hoping for an
inexpensive fixso that I don't have to go the legal route.