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Bricklaying & Repointing

Missing air bricks to one side of the house

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.45 PM

My new build house is missing so many air bricks. If you drew a line down the middle of my house front to back, they are all missing on one side. There is a garage attached to this side of the house with missing air bricks. The builder will be installing the missing air bricks where possible. However, has not confirmed he will install ones to the wall that the garage is attached to because he sees no point as the air bricks would be venting into the garage. My question is what is the correct way and where should the air bricks go? My main concern is there needs to be adequate ventilation flow across the house and there currently isn’t. Should the air bricks be installed vented into the garage or should there be an extended duct to bring these air bricks to the other side of the garage wall instead? Is there anything I should look out for when they are installing these air bricks. Thank you all in advance.

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6 Answers

The Builder

Rating: 5 out of 5
Leicester
I will assume you have wood flooring and joist to ground floor so the air circulates under the floor of house the air bricks should be place front and back if you have them on the garage wall they will need to be ducked under the garage floor which may require part of the floor being remove
Answered11 November 2019
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A Field Builder

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Middle Park, London
The air bricks should flow under your house, either front to back or side to side. Every 900mm.
Answered11 November 2019
1

NK Building

Rating: 5 out of 5
Leek
Air bricks are normally used when a building has a suspended floor. As the air underneath can become humid and condensate causing damp. You should have an air brick for every 1 and a half to 2 metres along the wall length. If the garage in question has a suspended floor then yes it should also have sufficient air bricks built in.
Answered11 November 2019
1

Brick & Stonework Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Weston Super Mare
If there is an airbrick in the garage as you say the airbrick should be connected to a 100 mm plastic pipe under the garage floor to the house floor to vent that area of the house ( involves a bit of digging out / cutting i'm afraid ) pj
Answered11 November 2019
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Jim Newtons home services.

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Driffield
Hi, the air bricks should be extended by tubing through to the outside of the garage wall if to be done properly,
Answered11 November 2019
1

Roy Durn plastering and Building services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Bingley
A garage extension will block of any air bricks ,as it will have a solid concrete floor , the best way to insure air flow is to install air vents to the house Window frames , this is quick easy to do and doesn't make a mess , this will insure you conform to building regulations !.
Answered4 November 2019
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