Noticed the other day that the render/pebbledash on the gable end of our house looks as though it's loosing it's 'pebbles'. The gable end is south facing, and also exposed to the prevailing weather. Below is a pic I took earlier.
Apart from the fact it's starting to look pretty unsightly, I'm worried it's going to start leaking or (probably less likely) falling off.
The property dates from the early 70's - the cracks you can see are from shortly after it was built- apparently subsidence was an issue, and fixed with some massive steelwork in the loft. The cracked render then repaired as you can see.
So, is this a problem, and what are my options?
We'd considered painting the render at some point, as it does look pretty grim, though after paint it'd only looks like painted grimness in my opinion (a few places locally have been painted). It's probably the cheapest option that might do some good.
It would be nice to re-render the whole area, though I can imagine it would be expensive, and I doubt we'd see that back on the value of the property.
thoughts anyone?
Apart from the fact it's starting to look pretty unsightly, I'm worried it's going to start leaking or (probably less likely) falling off.
The property dates from the early 70's - the cracks you can see are from shortly after it was built- apparently subsidence was an issue, and fixed with some massive steelwork in the loft. The cracked render then repaired as you can see.
So, is this a problem, and what are my options?
We'd considered painting the render at some point, as it does look pretty grim, though after paint it'd only looks like painted grimness in my opinion (a few places locally have been painted). It's probably the cheapest option that might do some good.
It would be nice to re-render the whole area, though I can imagine it would be expensive, and I doubt we'd see that back on the value of the property.
thoughts anyone?
