Damp in cavity wall
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Jonathan
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Comments (6)Thanks Rowland, I won't take too much of your time, but just wanted to add something more for this thread. I have been looking at Trevor Yorke's books/info and he did this drawing of a 1960's style house. I am thinking that there would be no blockwork behind the tiles just timber studwork and plaster board and perhaps some polystyrene. But you might be right the inner course could be blockwork. Once I carefully take a few tiles I will know more but haven't moved in yet. I was thinking of cleaning the tiles when they are off individually or using the brush in the picture. There is a lot of moss type growth in the tiles. Interesting that you said concrete I thought it was a brick like material baked in a kiln. I am using my time for planning at the moment and costing. I checked on the local authority website and a neighbour was refused planning as they were adding a two story extension onto the side of the house and changing the porch. Basically there was a clear indication that new changes must be sympathetic to the surroundings and neighbours. But as you have said Rowland, its worth having a conversation first as its free and if the neighbours had done this they could have saved a £1000 or so as they had drawings done. Aparenty Britan wasn't ready for the modern 60's buildings at the time so they put the wall hung tiles on to help them blend in to period properties. Know it looks really dated because of the tiles!!! I don't know if I am brave enough to to change the visual appearance too much and think just revive everything would be a 'safer' way to go. Going back to the cavity wall. Did you see there were some cut down bricks near the front edge when you look at the end face of the wall? That what was making me think there might be a cavity and as you have said in the 60's they should have been doing them. The energy EPC report assumes cavity. If anyone else thinks not cavity please let me know before I get quotes done. I think there are powered glass type insulation and also expanding foam types. But as you said it may trap water and or cause thermal bridging. I will have to research it but potentially saving £200-300 per year would help the energy bill. Thanks again Aaron...See Morepainted damp wall and staining
Comments (1)Ie could she spray this over the damp seal base coat??...See MoreMajor repairs...ballpark figure?
Comments (9)Sorting hole in wall is easy, sorting damage already done though..... if significant damp in cavity wall you from pipe you could have huge issues though: corroded wall ties etc. Hard to say for rest of it: Kitchen say 10k for new units, tiles, flooring etc (fitted) but whack another 5 to 10k on if you want to rearrange location of stuff that requires plumbing, electrics and plaster. Say 5 to 10 for bathroom. Boards is an intresting on, what boards are beneith carpet? If just standard mdf board and you mean new engineered wood floor throughout then really depends on size, initial guess would be 10k fitted. Plus redecorating = a a few thousand depending on how much and what you do yourself. But if the house is in disrepair you're going to want contingency: roof, central heating, electrics.... Potential damp in cavity wall...?...See MoreDamage on walls (damp?)
Comments (0)Hi everyone, I’m the scary but exciting process of buying my first home. I saw a property I very much like on all fronts, except these 2 very strange large damaged spots on the wall. The other parts of the walls (1 in kitchen near ground level, 1 in bedroom about 1.5m of the ground) looks good and had no visible damage. Is this a sign of severe damp or can it be something else? It’s very much unlike other damp damage I’ve seen in viewing properties. Thank you so much!...See MoreHU-120653087
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