Hi All,
Quick prelude to say I've been an avid follower of this forum for a while. The Mrs and I recently bought our first house together and she has a long list of jobs for me to do so hopefully there will be a few pointers / lessons learned which I can share along the way.
Currently I have damp / render headaches
On the exterior wall of my semi, around the window frames, the render is crumbling away. Internal / external photos are here; https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6XsT02RaFc5OTk5VU9uQVpuU3M&usp=sharing
A few facts / background;
- the rendering was done by the previous owner (not a builder ) approx 6 to 8 years ago
- the damage can only be seen in the corners of windows OR where its been exposed to consistent damp (ie next to an external tap)
- the worst patch (shown in the photos) has quite bad damp on the wall inside (paint bobbling), needs a dehumidifier on all the time
- what started as very small cracks has deteriorated quick quickly in the recent weather (storms, v high wind and rain)
Keen to resolve ASAP and preferably myself. First thoughts were to get a tub of Wickes render repair / mortar and patch it up.
Never attempted anything like this before so any advice / feedback is welcome.
TW
Quick prelude to say I've been an avid follower of this forum for a while. The Mrs and I recently bought our first house together and she has a long list of jobs for me to do so hopefully there will be a few pointers / lessons learned which I can share along the way.
Currently I have damp / render headaches
On the exterior wall of my semi, around the window frames, the render is crumbling away. Internal / external photos are here; https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6XsT02RaFc5OTk5VU9uQVpuU3M&usp=sharing
A few facts / background;
- the rendering was done by the previous owner (not a builder ) approx 6 to 8 years ago
- the damage can only be seen in the corners of windows OR where its been exposed to consistent damp (ie next to an external tap)
- the worst patch (shown in the photos) has quite bad damp on the wall inside (paint bobbling), needs a dehumidifier on all the time
- what started as very small cracks has deteriorated quick quickly in the recent weather (storms, v high wind and rain)
Keen to resolve ASAP and preferably myself. First thoughts were to get a tub of Wickes render repair / mortar and patch it up.
Never attempted anything like this before so any advice / feedback is welcome.
TW