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The developer said it was because the council said something about the building needed to be in line with the rest of the village aesthetics and that other types of rendering wouldn't achieve this.

Thanks for your reply Rigsby and yes it's lime rendering, definitely agree with you there, it looks like it's been rushed! I'll be passing on the suggestions to the developer and hopefully they take note! Initially they said there was nothing wrong with it but now they've acknowledged it as...

No that's great, I appericate your comments and those of others as it gives me some knowledge to go back and dicuss things with the developer without getting completely blindsided! That's exactly it, the brain sees those unsightly water marks and panics it could be something much more...

Thanks mate, yes those were the suggestions. If those issues are resolved, will the rendering need to be redone do you think?

Hi All, I posted back in October about an issue with the external rendering for a house I was in the middle of purchasing. There was some really good suggestions as to what was causing the issue, and I passed these onto the developer who has done nothing about it ever since! So I need to know...

I just did abit of research on that and I have to say that's a great shout! I don't understand exactly why it's an issue but I guess it's because the water doesn't have anywhere to really drain away other than the side of the building. If this is the issue any suggestions as to what can be...

Thank you all for your replies, I really appericate it. Based on what you've said Church and Vincent it's likely that the rendering needs to be done again, or the other solution is that they apply a waterproof sealer. In terms of the damp on the bricks, the patio is indeed high, I believe...

Hi All, In the last stages of a house purchase but I've come across some issues with the outside. The 2 main issues are: 1. The rendering seems to have damp which can be seen by the darker blotches on the rendering. 2. The corner of the house has damp on the bricks at the bottom. My question...