Hello,
I'm looking at buying a house that has (white) render including external insulation on all its walls. If I look back on street view, 15 years ago it looked like only a half render & half cladding of some kind (see pics below)
vs. the current full render:
I'm just wondering what to look out for here having never owned a rendered house - is there any chance the render could be hiding structural problems for example? It looks in fair condition to the eye, but I'm worried if I have to do a full re-render in a few years that could be a huge cost? Is that just something you have to accept buying a house that's rendered?
Also how can I tell if this has a DPC? It's quite an old house. There is a gap at the bottom all the way around, would that suggest DPC?
Would it put many people off buying such a property when you could just look for simple exposed brick for less problems or do you just ignore it and get on with life?
Thanks for any advice!
I'm looking at buying a house that has (white) render including external insulation on all its walls. If I look back on street view, 15 years ago it looked like only a half render & half cladding of some kind (see pics below)
I'm just wondering what to look out for here having never owned a rendered house - is there any chance the render could be hiding structural problems for example? It looks in fair condition to the eye, but I'm worried if I have to do a full re-render in a few years that could be a huge cost? Is that just something you have to accept buying a house that's rendered?
Also how can I tell if this has a DPC? It's quite an old house. There is a gap at the bottom all the way around, would that suggest DPC?
Would it put many people off buying such a property when you could just look for simple exposed brick for less problems or do you just ignore it and get on with life?
Thanks for any advice!
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