My rendered 3 bed semi which was built in 1947 needs some tlc on the exterior.
Structurally the house is fine (as far as I know) but there are some slight cracks in the render, one of which is horizontal and runs the width of the gable end, where the roof trusses meet the wall.
Some of the paint is flaking off on all 3 walls as it was probably last done 15 years ago at least.
We are getting damp penetrating through around the downstairs gable end window (gets the brunt of the weather).
Now I want to keep costs down naturally, so am considering hiring scaffolding, digging out the cracks and filling them, removing and repairing the blown areas of render and paint, then tyroleaning over the top.
Will this stop the damp and is this a good way to tackle the problem?
Do I need to remove ALL old paint, and will the Tyrolean hide any imperfections or differences in surface level?
I guess the biggest outley will be the scaffold hire?
I'm not in the trade.
Thanks
Structurally the house is fine (as far as I know) but there are some slight cracks in the render, one of which is horizontal and runs the width of the gable end, where the roof trusses meet the wall.
Some of the paint is flaking off on all 3 walls as it was probably last done 15 years ago at least.
We are getting damp penetrating through around the downstairs gable end window (gets the brunt of the weather).
Now I want to keep costs down naturally, so am considering hiring scaffolding, digging out the cracks and filling them, removing and repairing the blown areas of render and paint, then tyroleaning over the top.
Will this stop the damp and is this a good way to tackle the problem?
Do I need to remove ALL old paint, and will the Tyrolean hide any imperfections or differences in surface level?
I guess the biggest outley will be the scaffold hire?
I'm not in the trade.
Thanks