Are damp spots on the clinker normal?

But now I increasingly notice 'wet' spots on the clinker (see picture). On dry days they are not so obvious, but they appear even when it is not raining.

This is not "normal". Find expert support and discuss these and possibly other points with them _before_ you go with them to the building acceptance. Rhineland greetings

With us, water sometimes seeps out of the open joints. But I have never seen such stains. Maybe the surface of the clinker particularly promotes condensation. Maybe moisture is seen more quickly on the surface. But that does not explain that the clinker is apparently almost always damp.

Probably a measurement will provide new insights.

Under the window, the windowsill + 2-3 rows of bricks below is normal (the water that hits the window has to go somewhere). In the picture it looks strange and gives the impression that the water collects in the corner there and cannot drain properly. Do you have an expert for the acceptance?

Hello,

yes, we already had the expert here, he is now coming to the end and to the acceptance. I am curious what he will say. Normally, it doesn’t seem normal to me either. Today is especially wet.

By now, there are ice surfaces on the outside of the wall. Of course, it freezes at -9 degrees, but I have never seen anything like that on the house before. The inspector is coming on 14.12.

of course the water in the brick freezes if it is damp/wet there, since the insulation behind it only starts later. if the damp brick freezes, the ice could easily destroy (crack) the bricks. if new moisture always collects there after rain, the rainwater is accumulating somewhere or the downpipe has some kind of defect?!
this should definitely be addressed.

attached is a picture of our house in the first winter. moisture tends to collect on the weather side under the window because all the water that hits the glass collects there. this can be avoided with metal window sills, which are rather rare in brick houses. we have been to the expert and construction company, asked neighbors, and looked at other houses. all houses show this appearance and it is completely normal. it also depends on the brick color. some colors are visually much more prone than others.
at a corner of the house, this hardly makes sense, since no more moisture accumulates there than at any other spot. a window itself can’t absorb moisture but it drips down, where it may then collect.

otherwise nice house