I'm fairly sure these "other buyers" usually don't exist.
Rendering over plaster externally?
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Good point, but as they built the house next door and must have used scaffolding, I'm guessing there is space.
It's estate agents talking, so you know they are lying.
Pointing bricks with scaffold poles in the way is one thing, rendering with them in the way is a different matter.
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Actually I know someone who was recently bidding against an "other buyer". The other one bought in the end, so occasionally they're not lying.
If you're going to play hard ball you have to accept that sometimes you will lose, so be happy to walk away if you don't get it for your offer price.
There are loads of houses around. The stuff currently available is the dross that nobody else wants. You need to put a saved search on Rightmove with alerts and be ready to pounce. The best houses sell literally within hours, most buyers never even see them.
If you're going to play hard ball you have to accept that sometimes you will lose, so be happy to walk away if you don't get it for your offer price.
There are loads of houses around. The stuff currently available is the dross that nobody else wants. You need to put a saved search on Rightmove with alerts and be ready to pounce. The best houses sell literally within hours, most buyers never even see them.
I'd expect a freestanding scaffold tower would fit in there. One on wheels so you could move it in and out of your way as needed.
It's not me that's looking, it's one of my kids and believe me, they're wired to every possible house sale in the area!
That'll be the vendors problem unless he sorts it out soon
It looks like someone has previously tried to use an angle grinder or similar to remove some of the plaster.
There are tools that will remove the bulk without damaging the bricks, for example, the Festool Renoflex. Sure it will cost a grand for the tool and another £600+ for a dust extractor, plus labour time and then the cost of removing the residual, but even if rendering, someone is going to have to remove the bulk of the plaster anyway.
Find a tradesman with those tools and I expect it will be far cheaper than rendering, and better looking.
I'm sure there are equivalent much cheaper ways of power-brushing a wall. I'd want some serious PPE though, including a complete face mask.
I'd assume it will need rendering, you're not going to manage to pluck all the plaster off and leave behind pristine bricks. So accept it will look worse before it looks better, just get the plaster off.
I'd assume it will need rendering, you're not going to manage to pluck all the plaster off and leave behind pristine bricks. So accept it will look worse before it looks better, just get the plaster off.
Definitely, but undoubtedly better than no window. It will let some light in.
If the builder hadn't owned this house then they probably wouldn't have got planning permission. Actually I'm surprised they did even owning this house, they're very close. But many planners give permission for all kinds of nasty infill development these days. I've seen streets where semi-detached houses have become one giant terrace due to everyone building out to the side boundary and bumping into their neighbours.
I'd check the planning permission before buying though, particularly the distance between the two buildings. More of a concern for the buyer of the other house, but it still could be a hassle for the owner of the original house if there are issues.
If the builder hadn't owned this house then they probably wouldn't have got planning permission. Actually I'm surprised they did even owning this house, they're very close. But many planners give permission for all kinds of nasty infill development these days. I've seen streets where semi-detached houses have become one giant terrace due to everyone building out to the side boundary and bumping into their neighbours.
I'd check the planning permission before buying though, particularly the distance between the two buildings. More of a concern for the buyer of the other house, but it still could be a hassle for the owner of the original house if there are issues.
Who owns the path between them? Either way there should be a condition that the other is allowed access for maintenance.
The above was previously rendered with the same render as the house to the left. Colin and his team slowly and carefully hacked away the render. Some of the softer red rubber bricks had to be replaced As the faces had blown.
In the OP's image, you can see where some of the plaster has been removed, the bricks do not look like they have been damaged. Admittedly, in Colins case the brick types (red rubbers and London stock) are not the same as the OP's gilt stock bricks.
That looks lovely. But the bricks will have lost some of their surface. They look good because they're plain-faced and made of the same material right through. So if you grind away the surface you get more of the same.
Now look at the photo at the start of the thread - click on it to see in detail. They look like they're sand-faced, so textured, but also a very different colour from their interior. You can see where the bricks have been cut, they're bright orange inside.
Those cut off bricks alone are reason enough to just render the lot. The fact that the rest are blathered in plaster, the door needs attention and it's almost invisible down an alley way all contribute to render probably being the only sensible option.
It just needs a stop bead half a brick in front of the cut-off part, and render all the way back from that.
Now look at the photo at the start of the thread - click on it to see in detail. They look like they're sand-faced, so textured, but also a very different colour from their interior. You can see where the bricks have been cut, they're bright orange inside.
Those cut off bricks alone are reason enough to just render the lot. The fact that the rest are blathered in plaster, the door needs attention and it's almost invisible down an alley way all contribute to render probably being the only sensible option.
It just needs a stop bead half a brick in front of the cut-off part, and render all the way back from that.
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