Building Question

[Timbo21]

Just been having my mid terrace, 2 bedroom house (built 1935) re-rendered with old pebbledash taken off.

The wall (single brick) at the front on the 1st floor bay window came through to the bedroom where they were taking the pebbledash off. Also, unfortunately on these houses where the window angles round there is nothing connecting the angled wall section to the main front of the bay. You have the vertical wooden frame of the house at the agle, but the two walls don't connect, so are falling forward over time.

My question is this. They have taken out all the brickwork and have put in supporting joists under the window. This is then covered by ply wood, which will have celotex insulation and then felt followed by mesh and render.

It seems strange they are not replacing it with brick, but of course I don't know about building. Does this sound right?

Cheers,

Tim

 

[Deluks]

When re-covering a building's exterior, whether it be render or cladding. It's good practice (and in many cases a requirement of building regs) that the insulating properties of the wall are uprated.
Sounds like they are achieving this whilst maintaining the wall's current thickness.
Increasing the depth of the wall by adding insulation onto the brickwork is how it's usually done, but causes problems with roof overhang/guttering/window frames n sills. As they all end up sitting too far back, with the wall protruding too far forward.

Never heard of it done this way but certainly not a bad idea.

 

[Timbo21]

Thank you