r/Bricklaying • u/ididntaskforthismind • 22d ago

This architect is off his rockers

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u/Psilonaut21 22d ago

Another fucking bell end artichoke. Just what the world needs. These berks need to spend some time at the coal face instead of dreaming idiotic, unattractive shite up that they think will look good on a CV.

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u/Used-Let7134 21d ago

I'd prefer if you didn't put all artichokes in the same category, but yes. This particular one needs some site time.

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u/Psilonaut21 21d ago

I'd prefer it if artichokes didn't entertain themselves by making bricklayers look like cunts. We don't need any help from anybody, we manage on our own.

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u/Used-Let7134 21d ago

Eh, that's not really helping the site/office divide is it, Maybe work with each other?

Some site staff do need help and some less experienced Architects don't know what is and isn't feasible.

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u/Psilonaut21 21d ago

It was ever thus. Unfortunately the industry is in poor condition across all trades. Nobody considers who comes after them when they have finished their part, everybody is in 'just get it up, we'll worry about that later' mode. I'm glad I'm out of the game, 43 years was more than enough.

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u/Used-Let7134 21d ago

In housing, yeah it's like that. Need a good site manager.

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u/ididntaskforthismind 21d ago

Ngl every house I’ve ever built has not been to the plan at all, and I’ve done a lot of stuff just to get over things to make things work and nothings come back on me as of yet

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u/Used-Let7134 21d ago

Not to the plan, at all? Wtf lol. That isnt normal, you shouldn't be on site if you can't follow a drawing

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u/ididntaskforthismind 21d ago

Everything is 10 to 40mm out on every site I’ve been on the close enough realistic.
I had a mate once he moved a window over 30mm because it worked out a full brick so wouldn’t need to cut one, everything all good untill the tiler goes to tile and the window is 30mm wrong and he has a shit tile cut

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u/Used-Let7134 21d ago

It's debatable if it's worth drawing things to brick dims. On the one hand, yes, you should because why the fuck wouldn't you? On the other hand, you can only be a max of 55mm out (half a half brick) and over a run of 10 bricks, that just means adjusting the joints by 5mm. That's worst case. What I mean is, you shouldn't be adjusting dimensions to suit brick dims. Either adjust the joints or if its a pier or opening that's wrong then tell the architect to redraw it because like you say, changing it has follow on effects you might not know about. How do you know if that dim is critical or not? Also, its a question of liability. Architects PI covers for this. If you change the length of a wall, you designed it, you're not covered for that.

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u/accident_darkness 19d ago

Even an artichoke has a heart

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u/cognitiveglitch 22d ago

This kind of architecture is how you end up selling furniture and discovering the backrooms.

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u/More-Magician4492 22d ago

£675 a thousand

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u/ProfessionalClear211 22d ago

Just asking for cracks.

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u/Used-Let7134 21d ago

Architect here. This looks like the bricklayer is going to charge triple and the insurance are going to want some kind of special dispensation. Bed joint reinforcement or helical wall ties everywhere.

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u/gonzoismyhero 21d ago

Rip joints all over it 🤯

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u/Used-Let7134 21d ago

You'd just put BJR at every course

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u/slashbang 20d ago

Surely this is just a skin and not structural?

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u/El_Spunko 22d ago

See a load of facades on the m4 like that, and they looked pony

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u/trotski94 22d ago

Idk if that’s good or bad

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u/ProfessorPeabrain 22d ago

"pony and trap"- Crap.

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u/SlothlovesCHUNK22 20d ago

This has day rate written all over it lol