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So we had two builders coming to see our plinth. One says it’s lime render/sandstone and the other one feels it’s a bath stone. Which is it?

Thank you! I’ll try the fingernail test. It looks cream and not grey so hopefully it’s lime. We can see the bricks in the subfloor, however the back elevation of the house seems to be made of stones and some sort of stone cladding (probably not the right terminology). Could you help us...

Thank you. The house is rendered at the front and side and has some cladding at the back. It was built in the 1930s and has solid walls. I assume there are stones under the render?!? Once we scrape the old paint and clean it, can we apply a layer of mortar? How do I know if it’s cement or lime?

Thank you! Do you think it is made of cement? How would I go about repairing it?

Thanks JohnD I should have added that it’s not causing damp issues. My question is: what material is under the paint? Is it bath stone? Would scraping, repointing and painting it again be a good idea?

Hi all, Our plinth looks like this (see pictures). What is it made of? What can we do to improve it? We were thinking of removing the old paint, clean it (don’t know how), repoint it with lime and lime wash it. Any suggestions? Cheers

I’ll do the outside pictures later on. Here’s the damp. Originally there was a Downpipe (from the conservatory) that was draining water very close to the wall and we had it extended far away from it. Unfortunately, we have not seen any changes. Then we had a new roof, reporting of the chimney...

Hi there. We have damp in one of the alcoves in our kitchen (party wall, end of terrace). The damp expert thinks it’s due to the roof that basically needs replacing. However, we do think the cause is cracks in between our wall and the neighbour’s. I’ve attached a picture. The wall on the left...