Hi I'm a "DIY botcher" and a girl so please be kind! I exist on £62 a week Carers Allowance. As you'll see, I'm in a world of trouble...
Old cottage, doing up my kitchen. Taken the units out, taken soggy plaster off outside wall and patches of plaster off internal wall. The photo here shows the trouble I'm in ! I've got cobble- held together with clay & straw, wooden lintel and bricks around windows with lime mortar, patches of "modern" stuff at the base of the outside wall that has old white tiles on- which will not budge, i suspect it's to reinforce the wall! The wall where the Consumer unit /electrics are is single brick party wall with lime mortar joints. I've hacked off some of the plaster that was crumbling - the rest is solid and well stuck on. There are copper pipes in the corner... I want to install new units again obviously.
I would be interested to know some thoughts on this from you pro's (besides demolishing the cottage and re-building). My funds are very limited, but I am handy at DIY
Suggestions on how to attack this project welcomed x...
Old cottage, doing up my kitchen. Taken the units out, taken soggy plaster off outside wall and patches of plaster off internal wall. The photo here shows the trouble I'm in ! I've got cobble- held together with clay & straw, wooden lintel and bricks around windows with lime mortar, patches of "modern" stuff at the base of the outside wall that has old white tiles on- which will not budge, i suspect it's to reinforce the wall! The wall where the Consumer unit /electrics are is single brick party wall with lime mortar joints. I've hacked off some of the plaster that was crumbling - the rest is solid and well stuck on. There are copper pipes in the corner... I want to install new units again obviously.
I would be interested to know some thoughts on this from you pro's (besides demolishing the cottage and re-building). My funds are very limited, but I am handy at DIY
Suggestions on how to attack this project welcomed x...