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I was viewing a potential job today; I was asked to come and assess a roof to find the cause of a leak / damp on the wall and check rafters for damage / rot.
The issue was on a gable wall; before I even got over the threshold Mr Homeowner informed me proudly that it was definitely the roof that was the issue as he had repointed it himself. At this point I saw Mrs homeowner rolling her eyes so violently that I honestly thought they may leave her head and move into a low earth orbit.
A cursory inspection revealed that the issue was that the gable wall had suddenly and inexplicably begun protruding beyond the roof tiles.
While I was taking measurements Mrs homeowner bluntly informed me that the issue only started after the wall was repointed. My quote will be astronomical as the only way I'm going to put myself in the middle of that impending divorce is if my take-home matches that of a Harley Street boob enlarger.
TLDR it's not just builders from 30 years ago that do bad jobs and at least your significant other can't blame you for this.
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Bobbo
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While I was taking measurements Mrs homeowner bluntly informed me that the issue only started after the wall was repointed.
It probably started moving earlier, leading to the missing/cracked mortar which was repointed in bandaid fashion when a rebuild or deep pointing was needed.
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It might be my eyes, but is that leaning outwards or bowing inwards 2/3s up?
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Kurai
Builders arrived this morning to start to fix the cracks caused by subsidence in turn caused by a big tree.
The kitchen extension cracking isn't helped by the two walls never being tied together. Slack builders 30 years ago.
Apparently we have some damp coming up a wall/corner. Possibly related to the damp proof course that has been affected by the subsidence and so is going to be at least partly addressed by the work they are doing.
Owning a house sucks.