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    Gable Straps

    Looking for some opinions and advice please. Purchasing a 1980s house. Surveyor has recommended lateral restraint straps are fitted within loft space to gable wall in line with current building regs to prevent wind issues. I have had someone do this. I anticipated horizontal straps to be...
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    Loft Gable wall

    Hi I have been in this house since new and built 25 years a go and the end gable wall in the loft that is a breeze block type has some large cracks and loads of mortar missing in several areas. In between some bricks there's hardly any mortar at all. It's been like this for at least the last...
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    Loft conversion gable wall construction type

    Hi, We got a company to do a hip-to-gable loft conversion on our end of terrace house. We have an option of 3 types of gable wall finish/construction 1. timber construction with render - not sure how this works typically. Is it a board that is attached to timber structure that the render is...
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    Sand /cement on gable wall

    Hello We are having the gable wall in the living (solid brick wall) sand / cemented and then skim coated. We are having this done by a contractor What would you expect. Would there be two layers of sand /cement put on the wall. How long do you need to wait between coats of sand /cement and...
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