Metricon excellence - building

• Property Address:

• Contractors Name:

• Contract #:

• Prepared by Site Manager:

Mark each item with a tick if satisfactory, if not satisfactory do not tick, note defect or any comment below.

• Check all bricks ordered / delivered are as per purchased order & colour selection

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• Check bricks for imperfections (ie scoring & Harding)

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

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• Consistent perpend joint thickness of 10mm (+/-5mm)

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• Max 8mm difference in perpend thickness in any wall.

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• Perpends vertically aligned

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• Walls plumb (+/-10mm single storey & +/-25mm double storey)

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• Walls straight (bow +/-3mm over 2.0m)

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• Articulation joints located in accordance with drawings, continual, 10mm width & plumb

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• Weep holes located maximum 1.2m apart & clear of mortar

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• Consistent mortar colour

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• Check joint type is correct (eg, ironed, raked, flush)

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• Acceptable mortar strength (scratch test)

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• Brick ties installed within 300mm either side of articulation joint

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• Bricks blended satisfactorily

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• 20mm gradient on window sills & project 15-20mm over face of wall

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• Deviation (step) of any exposed brick from adjacent brick surfaces (2mm)

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• Brick overhang on rebate edge (15mm max)

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• Flashings located above all openings to extend 500mm on both sides. Window flashings located 1 course below sill height.

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• Window sill flashing located 1 course below sill brick

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• Base damp proof course to extend over full width of brick (flashing visible)

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• Sufficient gap allowed between window & brick sill. (5mm ground floor, 10mm upper)

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• Nominal cavity width of 40mm (+/-15mm)

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• Cavities are to be spotless in particular at the corners & window flashing. There are to be no "dags" on the back of brickwork. Cavity flashing is to be nailed back to the frame & weep holes are to be clean.

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• Glass, window, door frames, fascias cleaned without damage to surfaces

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• Cavity wall ties installed at a maximum 600mm spacings & 300mm around openings

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• Perimeter cavity flashings at first floor joists

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• Flashings cut into sisal action

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• Minimum 3 courses above all window/door openings

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• Cavity flashing - minimum 1 course above finished ground level

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• Cavity flashing installed above lower level roof line

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• Stepped flashing to be boxed correctly & drained away from sliding door & window heads

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• Check to ensure that electrical wiring does not impede the cavity flashings or bridge cavities

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• Check flexible conduit is installed correctly for external lights

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• Check the piers are plumb & straight with no twists, and set forward of garage beam 10mm for plaster

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• Check plumbing services pipes are firmly secured

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• Check hoop iron straps & cyclone rods are installed to all piers where required

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• Boundary retaining wall constructed in accordance with engineers detail

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• Debris placed in one pile at front of property and site clean

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• Dwelling clean internally

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Score this contractor

• 1 - unacceptable
  2 - marginal pass
  3 - meets expectation
  4 - exceeds expectation

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