Stuff like orchestrating household projects that hopefully improve my home or that tackle those property shortcomings raised by the surveyor at the time we bought this house. One such shortcoming is the condition of the exterior side wall.
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| External side wall to house |
This exterior wall is in the direct flight path of every bit of wind or rain that hits Chichester. It bears the full force of every storm, downpour or anything falling out of the sky round these parts. Basically, gets the crap beaten out of it. I’m sure you’re getting the picture.
Closer examination of the brickwork shows mortar riddled with holes or missing bits caused by years of continual weather erosion. Holes that might eventually lead to water getting into the cavity possibly giving rise to damp. Well, I’m not having any of that! How best to remedy this situation?
I’m sure there’s a million and one ways to improve weather-proofing of exterior walls. For example; you could render or clad the whole wall from top to bottom. No doubt, specialist coatings could be applied to brickwork to make it ‘waterproof’ but whatever method you decide on there are things to consider such as breatheability and the overall aesthetic appearance of your property.
Walls need to be able to ‘breathe’. Seal them up too tightly and any trapped moisture or vapour may struggle to evaporate thus leading to damp or rot issues.
Consideration to the end result and how it might change the character of your house is also important. You want your external appearance improved but in such a way that it’s in keeping with the rest of the property and doesn’t stick out like a neighbourhood sore thumb. Get it wrong and it might end up being the fly-in-the ointment when selling your house.
Time to call in the professionals for a spot of advice. Yes, that seems to be a most logical solution. What do they think I should do to improve my lot?
