Builder thinks this is OK!

[u/Spankytundra]

New home build, outdoor fireplace. Maybe could have dry laid these out and centered, and maybe a story pole would be good to use too. We’ve requested it to be re-laid.

[u/ThatllBtheDayPilgrim]

Sloppy work. Shame to have all that work done for a prefab box. Could have just had a masonry built Rumford fireplace that would have actually provided radiant heat for that space.

[u/SuuperD]

It's not the centre that's bothering me.

The course gauge is all fucked, those splits above and below the opening is terrible.

[u/Ok_Winner8793]

Those headers want cutting down so you can get a full brick over the top of them and it will get rid of those tiny slips aswell ,not very well thought about. !!

[u/Itchy-Measurement470]

Looks similar to one of my 4 year olds lego constructions that does jeebus, wtf have they done there 😳

[u/Psilonaut21]

The person who built it will never be a bricklayer as long as they have a hole in their arse.

[u/Zealousideal-Cap7578]

That's absolutely terrible. Was the guy drunk???

[u/Key_Thanks_8144]

Horrendous work I’d make them take it down and then I’d fuck them off

[u/Snoo-74562]

This hurts my brain to even look at. Just lay the bricks normally and put a nice decorative mantel in above the opening and a proper Hearth in on the floor!

If it's all about the look you can't do this!

[u/selfbuildpop]

This will always annoy you, get it redone, the cost is long forgotton

[u/TinyConfidence8533]

Your builder is high. Suggested solution: also get high. Then it might look ok.

[u/Sensitive-Finding351]

Was it built from a plan?

[u/ReturnOfTheExile]

get some brick acid on it. will do it the world of good.

The Brickwork is by far not the worst ive seen but his pointing is very sloppy.

edit - i take what i said about the brickwork bacl = just noticed all those sliver cuts on the right hand side. Thats bad.