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Housing - Renovation: A little damp problem

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    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2018
     
    Hi everyone,

    I have just bought a brick built - ex railway cottage/bungalow built around 1850ish which is a full renovation job.

    But the first thing to do will be to stop the water penetrating the building.

    There is sandtex type paint which needs to be removed and air-brick problems - see photos.

    Also the property has been empty since last July.

    Is there any ideas/recommendations on any further causes or remedies i should take?
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2018
     
    Roof or gutter/downpipe problems are always a favourite.
    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2018
     
    Being a roofer I have checked them over and they are probably the only things in good condition on the property!
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    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2018
     
    Also would this type of property be suitable for filling the void with beads or PIR insulation?
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2018
     
    Looks like condensation to me, on the outside looks like either non masonry paint or very cheapo stuff
    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2018
     
    So am I best just removing the paint and letting the walls breathe?
    • CommentAuthorCerisy
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2018
     
    Yes - take the paint off first and ventilate the place. You will always find condensation internally with buildings that have been empty that long. Just a product of the changes in humidity and temperature and the lack of ventilation. What thickness are the external walls?
    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2018
     
    So the wall are between about 9 inch to 13 - plus plaster. This will be removed as it is mostly loose.

    I will lift the floorboards anyway to insulate under and check for damage as there must have been water coming in from the air-bricks as they are now level with an old concrete path
    • CommentAuthorgyrogear
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2018
     
    Certainly not to contradict Tony, to whom I bow several times, but on the outside to me looks like limewash and migration of same onto metal bars...

    gg
    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2018
     
    I've attached a wider shot for context :)
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    • CommentAuthorrevor
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2018 edited
     
    The photo has given the best solution. It looks like you have great overhangs I would externally insulate the building then leave an airspace and clad with to make it look like you want you want look you want It will create reveals around the windows which will give protection to the glazing and add a bit mot feature to the building. I presume there is no listing on the building or being in a conservation area etc. Don't fill the cavity get the weather to be as far away from the structure as possible.
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2018
     
    +1 and I would cut off the projecting course at sill height too,

    Options for the wall finish include render, brick slips, cladding of many styles.
    • CommentAuthorMackers
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2018
     
    +1 for EWI. Nice project
    • CommentAuthorgravelld
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2018
     
    Whatever you do, save the thing on the organ. What is it?
    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeFeb 24th 2018
     
    Hi guys after grossly underestimating the snail pace of solicitors.. finally getting the keys next week :)

    So having looked at the costs involved with EWI and having talked to the conservation guy at the council. It's probably something we can’t afford to do at the moment so what would be the next best way to insulate under the floor and the walls?

    I’m also considering digging a french drain next the the house and as I will of already dug the trench is it worth/good practice? placing insulation against the base of the wall extending underground?
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    Also presumably DG or Secondary is planned. If there for a long time I would be tempted to do everything except the EWI, but prep it eg extended thresholds and sills, and do that later.


    9-10k for EWI?

    Remember to ventilate properly.

    If in a budget I might be inclined to grey up close for the windows, but that depends on your aesthetic.

    F
    • CommentAuthorgyrogear
    • CommentTimeFeb 26th 2018
     
    Posted By: gravelldsave the thing on the organ. What is it?


    looks like a mellotron or an orchestron...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2Lw-0gFtA

    gg
    • CommentAuthorchrip
    • CommentTimeFeb 27th 2018
     
    Thanks ferdinand... triple glazed grey on the outside as per o/h instructions!

    Yes we’re stopping there for the forceable and planning the Ewi for 2ish years time so any work that plans in advance would be ideal which I why I wondered about the wall footing insulation.

    Ha I’m not sure what it is but if it’s still there when we get in I’ll post pictures :)

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