Exterior brick restoration
Sabrina Lawless
4 years ago
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Comments (13)It's hard to tell if it's the light in the photo but does the colour on the garage doors match the colour of the window trim and soffit of the house? The trim colour on the house looks like it's got a blue hue from the photo. I quite like this but you could look into changing the trim colour to a light stone to change the appearance slightly....See MoreExterior advice...brick or paint?!
Comments (4)I'd suggest trying to clean brickwork and repoint as then it is maintenance free for the next 50+ years. If painting you may have to repaint every 5 years or so. What brick cleaning products are you using? Don't advise on sandblasting as it's a destructive method, it strips off the top 2-3mm [if you're lucky] of the brick. Have you looked into acid washes and / or soy gel paint stripper, Franmar Chemicals etc.? When your extension is finished will it be easy to get on top to repaint the brickwork? Access, health and safety issues to consider. If you really want to use paint then a mineral masonry paint will probably be the best solution, Kiem paints etc. Hope you get it sorted....See MoreVictorian Terrace Exterior Restoration - bad 20th century updates
Comments (7)Hi Christinaloch I think you are right be concerned with the price quoted. it is far too high, so dont accept the quote. Looking at your bay, it seems that the decision to add the door and the roof probably happened as a result of the removal of the windows caused damage to the piers and resulted in the change. going forward and from my look at the windows above the bay. there might be some movement in the timber bressamer that probably is still in place above the bay. this will need to be replaced as part of the works. quite often the foundations to the front of houses around the bay are inadequate and are mere footings even shallower than the rest of the main walls. you may have to provide a full foundation , especially if you are in a shrinkable clay, which is normal for much of london. the construction of the brickwork and forming the walls is a relatively straightforward process and not 30k. I would probably put work at demolition 2k temp propping 800 new steel 600 excavate fdns 4k brickwork 1.2k former to windows 500 windows 6k render 1k int plaster 800 insulation roof timbers 1k roof/slates/ batten 1k gutter 250 this should cover interior sundries. so a budget of 15-20k all in as a maximum. I have just thrown figures at it without checking but this price is for a high end professional job careie out with proper skilled tradesmen, not a jobbing builder. I have priced windows as a timber sliding sashes with hardwood cills and double glazed units, so v traditional. you can probably get cheaper if you want to cut the budget. hope this gives you a real idea, but please dont waste your money on the quote you were given. best Rowland...See MoreRemoving exterior paint of brick facade
Comments (4)I’ve never attempted that, but one of my mum’s neighbours house was painted red (the houses had lovely red brick so a bit of an awful thing to do) but new people moved in and painted it cream with black windows and black railings. It looks amazing. The row were Coronation Villas built in 1911....See MoreJoanna Beata Skwiercz
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