Hi all,
I hope you can help me with something. We have a conservatory that was built approx 4 years ago by the previous owners of our house but the brickwork is very shoody. The frame work was done by Everest and it is of very good quality and we are happy with that. The previous owners used there own builder to do the base and brickwork.
Now when it rains, the wall looks like it is leaking. On furthur investigation I have noticed that the coping bricks on top of the wall are not wide enough and only just about cover the bricks with no overlap.
We had Everest round to have a look and they have said that because the coping bricks are not wide enough the water is coming in between the wall and where the frame is screwed to it.
Also it was noted that the pointing on the outside of the wall is very poor.
Now my dilemma is this:
Do I get the wall knocked down and rebuilt? - The wife wants the inside wall to be brick effect – not plastered as it is (something of a feature apparently)
Will this be possible do with the frame in place or will it have to come down?
Or do I have the walls repaired and rendered on the outside and plastered again on the inside - The only worry here is that the wall will never have time to dry out completely and the problem may occur.
In you opinions will the costs vary dramtically between the 2?
Obviously the coping bricks will be removed and the correct ones will be put in place.
Sorry for such a long post and I hope you can help me.
Adam
I hope you can help me with something. We have a conservatory that was built approx 4 years ago by the previous owners of our house but the brickwork is very shoody. The frame work was done by Everest and it is of very good quality and we are happy with that. The previous owners used there own builder to do the base and brickwork.
Now when it rains, the wall looks like it is leaking. On furthur investigation I have noticed that the coping bricks on top of the wall are not wide enough and only just about cover the bricks with no overlap.
We had Everest round to have a look and they have said that because the coping bricks are not wide enough the water is coming in between the wall and where the frame is screwed to it.
Also it was noted that the pointing on the outside of the wall is very poor.
Now my dilemma is this:
Do I get the wall knocked down and rebuilt? - The wife wants the inside wall to be brick effect – not plastered as it is (something of a feature apparently)
Will this be possible do with the frame in place or will it have to come down?
Or do I have the walls repaired and rendered on the outside and plastered again on the inside - The only worry here is that the wall will never have time to dry out completely and the problem may occur.
In you opinions will the costs vary dramtically between the 2?
Obviously the coping bricks will be removed and the correct ones will be put in place.
Sorry for such a long post and I hope you can help me.
Adam