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I hope the OP didnt tell the punter he had never rendered a wall before, let alone a 100m2 gable on ladders, before he advised that the price was 30 quid a metre ... ?

The correct procedure would be to remove the toilet and build a frame with 2x2 or 3x2 over the wall and the ceiling. The side walls are ok as they. Leave a 10mm air gap between the frame and the outside wall or roof. Fill in the battened voids with king celo or equival. Plasterboard with...

Is a lime render a diy job? As you said the inside of the stairs and the wall was furred up with salts. There were 3 air vents, completely blocked up. Never quite seen anything like it. As i said i cant afford the lime render. Its a 12m wall. It looks like its going to have to be a patch job...

Unfortunately it is a rubble stone wall, not nicely placed granite. So a cover up with some sort of render to create a smooth finish is essential. Here is a pic of the internal wall, the external wall will be of similar construction.

Are you talking S and L on the outside? Or you suggesting a sand and cement render on top of the S and L rake out repoint outside?

Spoken to a few trades who have made the following comments. 1) Sand and lime will take an age to dry. 2) Waterproof the inside, let the outside breathe. 3) If i let the inside wall breathe i will effectively let damp from the wall into the property. 4) Sand and cement does breathe if it is...

I have a gable wall that needs to be re rendered. It is an external rubble stone/granite and lime wall. It is currently rendered with cement thats cracked and letting in water, rotting a number of internal floor joists. Im intending to hack off the old render and go back to the stone outside...

My property has a rotten steel. The top is gernally ok, but the lower point is down to 1mm or less in two places. It is on an exterior wall over a doorway and large window. The span is 3.2m, with a 2 brick pier in between the window and door. There las been a long term leak. Please an some one...

Sounds like none of your experts has a clue! Looking at your pics it looks like the underfloor cavity is full of rubble dirt. Usually the cavity should be at least a foot or more to be effective. Air cannot circulate if it is full of rubble, remove it and ensure there is good flow under the...

Your friendly building surveyor will have spent most of his time wandering around with his moisture meter, putting it on the walls and if it says damp he puts a tick in his damp box and advises that you need further checks, im sure he can recommend you a suitable damp company too.

Different property.

No. The water will fall but not necessarily in a straight line. Check for water source, leaks, cracks points above.

Yes. I will do the work myself and with hired help.

I would repair rerender point the corner first. Then ventilate heat the inner surface to see if it drys out. If there are any cracks from outs side running down to the wet patch inside, get them repaired. Cheers,

Hi, Ripping out a place i noticed some patches on an external gable internally with render in poor condition. It has cracks and blown render. It needs a compete rerender. Clearly this is the cause of the problem. Is this dry rot? wet rot? something else? There is also a general covering of what...