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Cavity Wall

1/10/2019

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Here's something you don't expect to find in a cavity wall!

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Replacement windows

18/9/2019

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When replacing old windows with new PVCu double glazing, make sure the contractor knows what he is doing. These windows were installed without a lintel and the weight of the concrete ceiling bearing down on the plastic frame has caused these stress cracks.

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Wrong type of repointing

8/9/2019

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If you repoint old brickwork with sand and cement mortar, it traps moisture in the bricks. The mortar joints are there to allow water to evaporate through them rather than through the bricks. If the moisture is trapped it will then find its way out through the bricks and with frost action, spall the face of the bricks.

These joints should be repointed with a lime based mortar to allow the wall to breathe.
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Another uncessary DPC

30/7/2019

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The render plinth was originally applied to try and keep the damp out. It usually has the opposite effect and traps moisture. Someone then had the bright idea to hack off the lower section to allow the bricks to breath - so far so good; but then went ahead and injected a chemical DPC which was totally unnecessary.

​Simple solution would be to hack of the render and repoint the brickwork using a lime based mortar.

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This is what happens to soft bricks when a sand and cement render plinth has been applied. The trapped moisture tries to escape through the brickwork and through frost action causes the face of the bricks to spall. The injected  DPC was unnecessary.
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Flower box

9/4/2019

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Flower boxes can be pretty.... but in the right place of course!

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