I live in an end terrace, circa 1890, and the whole 2 storey side of my house is rendered.
There are various cracks in the render and I think damp has got in behind some bits of the render.
My two questions are:
1) Given the age of the property, can I safely removeall the render to start again, or is there a risk that trying to smash off the render will bring down the rest of the wall too?
2) If I'm planning to stay in it max 5-6 years, is it worth trying to re-render the whole thing, or for the cost saving and how little the blown render problem will affact the property over the next 5 years am I better just patching up the cracks and painting over the whole thing?
I know the right thing to do is to fix it all properly, but I'm looking for advice on the most pragmatic and cost effective way forward.
There are various cracks in the render and I think damp has got in behind some bits of the render.
My two questions are:
1) Given the age of the property, can I safely removeall the render to start again, or is there a risk that trying to smash off the render will bring down the rest of the wall too?
2) If I'm planning to stay in it max 5-6 years, is it worth trying to re-render the whole thing, or for the cost saving and how little the blown render problem will affact the property over the next 5 years am I better just patching up the cracks and painting over the whole thing?
I know the right thing to do is to fix it all properly, but I'm looking for advice on the most pragmatic and cost effective way forward.
