Recent content by TimFen

Thanks for your reply dann09. Just been away on holiday for a bit, so i'm back on it now. In answer to your questions: So looking from the ground, the roof slates do not project past the render. I think they are flush with the outer face of the render. I'm planning on getting this...

So I checked the render last night and I couldn't see any obvious bulges in it, but I did take a photo of the cracking in it. See photos. I measured either side of the cheeks. The inside from front to back was 20inches. The outside was 12inches. That did seem like quite a difference to me...

Thanks Dann09, your advice is much appreciated. I'll check the render tonight. I know there are some small vertical cracks in the render, but don't know about any buldges. I think 99% of the water in the picture was coming from below, the witness marks further up the bricks were only a small...

Thank you for your replies. Dann09, we do not have a suspended floor as the house was underpinned about 20 years ago so it is all concrete. Whether it was suspended in the past, I don't know. The house was built in 1855. The actual wall that is at the back of the fireplace was a joining wall...

Hello, I am in the process of refurbishing my Victorian fireplace ready for the install of a woodburner. The original fireplace had been backfilled and an open fire installed by the previous owner. I have pulled all this out to reveal the original fireplace. I have now got the point where I...