Thanks Woody that’s a very good point- the cill is definitely not doing it’s job at current protecting the brick and as i said the damage to the mortar directly correlates with the areas where the cill is failing and allowing the brick to get wet and stay wet. Do you know what kind of ballpark...
Thanks Dishman- there are some terrible example of repointing bay windows in a neighbourhood near mine and I would dread for ours to look like that! I’m hoping to get the whole thing replastered internally next year and will be ensuring I’m getting it done with a lime mix rather than gypsum...
Thank you so much both for your advice- I will sleep a little more soundly tonight I may look at repointing once we’ve had summer just to ensure no water’s going to get in.
Thanks for replying Doggit! Both windows either side of the bay open and close no problems no resistance. Upstairs is unfortunately covered in Agylpta wallpaper and insulation boarded under the bay so I have no view of any cracking. Windows themselves are installed awfully (yet another gift from...
Hi there,
I’m a newbie so please be gentle! My boyfriend and I bought a late 1930’s house in september and very naively (read stupidly) only got a basic survey because nothing looked untoward with the house (lesson learnt). Nearly six months later and I’m having a nervous moment about our bay...