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Good evening, I've recently moved into a Victorian terrace that was covered in cement rendering for the last 30 years. The builder who removed the rendering recommends that I re-render with K Rend (silicone) instead of lime because, he claims, it is breathable. The K Rend website certainly...

You know an awful lot vinn! :) Would it be wise (after getting rid of the expanding foam) to build the 'pike' to be a double skin, even though it won't have 'header' bricks? Will it matter much that the exposed bricks aren't as weather proof because the facing is damaged? I can leave it that...

Hello Vinn and thanks for your reply. In terms of the gable end, it will probably have to wait until the following year as this stuff ain't cheap :/ The leaning wall is the front wall. Bricks are sticking out by about an inch. You couldn't tell from the outside though: Chimney Not sure if...

Hello, The render has been taken off the front and it's in a much better state than the back: Again, the widened windows are relying on the original outer brick arches and inner wooden lintels. You asked for a picture of the inside: The mortar is very powdery and there are a lot if...

Hello, Assuming that you're in the UK. Travis Perkins do 3.5 Natural Hydraulic Lime in 25kg bags.

I've spoke to a couple of rendering guys and they don't seem to get that I don't want it re-rendered with cement rendering. Which brings me to a few more questions: The builder who has taken the render off the back insists that the K Rend silicon product he uses is "breathable". Does that mean...

Hello, There is the odd cracked brick and cracks in the mortar on the inside wall also. I spoke to someone who remembers the house being rendered originally and he reckons it was first rendered in the 80s. So the brickwork has been damp for that long. The scaffold tower belongs to the guys...

I'm glad you're here Vinn! We were considering fitting the lintels ourselves but because the previous job is a botched job it's probably best to get a builder in. The upstairs window has slumped on the right hand side. What sort of lintels should be going in? I've seen inverted-T ones for...

Welcome back gentlemen, Please observe the current cause of my rising stress levels: I have no lintels. Thank you for your very helpful advice so far but I'm afraid I'm going to have to abandon this topic until I've sorted out the rather alarming structural problems. Thanks.

Hello Vinn, You are awaiting a full elevation picture but I have not had the rendering removed yet. I know you are eager to help and I will post the photos as soon as I have them.

Thank you for the response :) Yes, the chimney really does need sorting out! Thanks again.

Hello, Our house's ground floor includes an alleyway for the Right of Access for the rest of the terrace. The survey said that the ceiling/soffit would previously have been lath and plaster but the previous owner has replaced this with standard plasterboard. The survey suggested the moisture...

Hello, Here is a quick update. We've got the rendering off the outhouse, which only seems to have been rendered the once. Have provided a picture of the gap between the outhouse and main building. It's a bit scary. Is this just from the house moving with age?

Hello Vinn, Yes, there is damp inside the house. The walls are wet plastered, probably with gypsum. The damp survey suggested £10k's worth of covering the walls in plastic but plenty of Googling seems to say that this is not the thing to do with such an old house (1870s). The metal bracket...

Aye, I'm going to need to replace several bricks too! Thank you for the reply.

Good afternoon, I have recently moved into a Victorian terrace in the North West that I knew from survey has a problem with damp from a bad rendering job. I intend to remove the rendering and repoint the bricks. Replacing badly spalled ones. Is anyone able to tell from the pictures provided...