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I am considering of ttying to go through my house insurance to get the brickwork looked at on our house.
When we bought it, previous owners left guttering leaking for what must of been years, and covered the crumbled brick damage with smeared cement. There is also signs of bad efflorescence below dpc.
The problem now is its time to get the brickwork fixed. Iv done lots of bricking but i feel too nervous of messing this close to footings and on a corner. The whole liability thing. I noticed how bad it was when i had to fit a lintel across a drainage pipe underground, near it.
The efflorescence could be from when we had a bricked manhole that was in bad shape and clay pipes were cracked. I have since built an extension and replaced all the clay pipes at the rear of the house, new chamber etc. However, theres still a clay pipe from upstairs svp W/c that runs parallel to the side of the house down the drive, i didnt change it as its tricky with shared access and id be too slow doing it myself.
So that concludes me to the reason for the post, whats reccomended route? I though house insurance as its structual, cracked bricks and mortar has desolved pretty bad. As far as finding someone to do it, trust is an issue. We had a nightmare with the builders on our extension and i ended up finishing it off due to not following plans and bodging. Im thinking pay the excess?
I have attached pictures. I have started chipping away the smeared cement and its hiding a lot.
I am considering of ttying to go through my house insurance to get the brickwork looked at on our house.
When we bought it, previous owners left guttering leaking for what must of been years, and covered the crumbled brick damage with smeared cement. There is also signs of bad efflorescence below dpc.
The problem now is its time to get the brickwork fixed. Iv done lots of bricking but i feel too nervous of messing this close to footings and on a corner. The whole liability thing. I noticed how bad it was when i had to fit a lintel across a drainage pipe underground, near it.
The efflorescence could be from when we had a bricked manhole that was in bad shape and clay pipes were cracked. I have since built an extension and replaced all the clay pipes at the rear of the house, new chamber etc. However, theres still a clay pipe from upstairs svp W/c that runs parallel to the side of the house down the drive, i didnt change it as its tricky with shared access and id be too slow doing it myself.
So that concludes me to the reason for the post, whats reccomended route? I though house insurance as its structual, cracked bricks and mortar has desolved pretty bad. As far as finding someone to do it, trust is an issue. We had a nightmare with the builders on our extension and i ended up finishing it off due to not following plans and bodging. Im thinking pay the excess?
I have attached pictures. I have started chipping away the smeared cement and its hiding a lot.