Recent content by JStonehill

Thanks again, its so useful to just have an impartial opinion. The surveyor advised that it would be 10k+ but that was with the belief that the entire outer wall needed to come down. I'm starting to think that hes just out of date in thinking this. So hard to tell. The seller has already...

Thanks Grenage. To quote the survey report: "The gable end wall displays characteristic signs of wall tie failure with expanded joints of mortar pointing and deteriorated pointing at approximate intervals of every four to six courses. Additionally, this elevation is a south to...

I imagine you've heard it a million times but the survey on the house I am hoping to buy has flagged up a suspected wall tie failure on the end gable wall and so now we have to decide how to proceed. The vendor will be paying but I am getting involved to make sure that its done properly and I...