Hi all...
I'm considering purchasing a property (at auction) that suffers cracking and poor brickwork at the rear of the house.
Its a large 3 story Victorian semi detached villa with solid walls that requires renovation. There is a small (about 3m by 2m) outrigger, which has a crack around it on the inside where it meets the main building. (see the two pics outlining it).
Furthermore there has been an attempt to fix older problems with the older cross shaped wall ties, visible on the top and bottom of the wall outside, which leads me to think the wall is bowing, and has had to be held in the past.
My question is: do you think the older repair is still sound and that I could put some restraint straps in the small outrigger, or will it be necessary to drop and rebuild at least the top half of the house?
Grateful for any thoughts before I hand over my hard earned cash to the structural surveyor, let alone purchase the thing.
The other half of the semi detached pair has had its rear wall dropped and rebuilt, in fact I think they've done away with the outrigger and put in cavity walls.
Final question: If I had to drop and rebuild this little beauty, what kind of cost (per square metre?) would I be looking at for the drop and rebuild task?
I'm considering purchasing a property (at auction) that suffers cracking and poor brickwork at the rear of the house.
Its a large 3 story Victorian semi detached villa with solid walls that requires renovation. There is a small (about 3m by 2m) outrigger, which has a crack around it on the inside where it meets the main building. (see the two pics outlining it).
Furthermore there has been an attempt to fix older problems with the older cross shaped wall ties, visible on the top and bottom of the wall outside, which leads me to think the wall is bowing, and has had to be held in the past.
My question is: do you think the older repair is still sound and that I could put some restraint straps in the small outrigger, or will it be necessary to drop and rebuild at least the top half of the house?
Grateful for any thoughts before I hand over my hard earned cash to the structural surveyor, let alone purchase the thing.
The other half of the semi detached pair has had its rear wall dropped and rebuilt, in fact I think they've done away with the outrigger and put in cavity walls.
Final question: If I had to drop and rebuild this little beauty, what kind of cost (per square metre?) would I be looking at for the drop and rebuild task?
