Brick QA

• Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Bricklayers name

• Location
  Address

• Photo of all sides of house

  Media

Site conditions & safety

• Are temp down pipes installed and well maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all broken bricks placed in piles front and rear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all rubbish been placed in the bin?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all redundant bricklayer material been removed off scaffolding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the scaffolding complete without any tampered components?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has garage, porch, alfresco slabs been scrapped of excess mortar?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all excess mortar been removed from base perimeter of home?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Brickwork Checklist

• Is the blending of bricks consistent throughout panels?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the correct joint finish been applied as pet the colour schedule?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What joint type is it?

• Flush joint to rendered areas? (No bulging past face of brick)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are articulation joints installed as per engineering, 10mm wide, plumb and continuous top to bottom?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all AJ clear of mortar?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has flashing been installed above meter box, windows and balcony?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Consistent bed joint thickness of 10mm (+/- 3mm)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Consistent perpend thickness of 10mm (+/- 5mm on average across wall)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Perps vertically aligned. Must not exceed 20mm deviation centre of perp to centre of perp over any 2m length.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all walls plumb and straight northside?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all walls plumb and straight east side?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all walls plumb and straight south side?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all walls plumb and straight west side?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is brickwork plumb and straight around all windows?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is garage brick piers supporting garage LVL?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Brick overhang on rebate edge max. 15mm

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Brick sills have adequate fall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Brick piers plumb, and square?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Base bed joints do not excess 40mm?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are weep holes clean of mortar? (and max. 1.2m centres)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are weep hole covers fitted where BAL specified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all window rubbers installed and sitting correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has balcony brickwork been completed to correct height?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the bricklayer left 5mm clearance around beams and porch posts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has brickwork been constructed in accordance with drawings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are windows free from mortar? Check for scratched glass

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mortar colour consistent throughout and appropriate strength? (scratch test)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all excess mortar been removed off face of bricks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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