Hi
I’m stressing out about the water ingress in our property. It’s an 18th century stone cottage, which has not been treated well. It has cement mortar on two walls. The one wall I have had repointed is lime mortar and is in good condition, of course!
There’s a patio door with leaky lintel to inside and damp stone above during and after driving rain (see photo).
Another wall has penetrating damp from somewhere unknown above a window. Ground level outside one wall is above floor level and cannot easily be changed because of main drain outside.
The roof will be re-done in 2024, but I believe will not solve all then issues.
I don’t have the time or - to be honest - mental and physical resources to solve it myself, and this is getting me down, causing insomnia etc .
I have realised that I -and my family including two very young kids - need help from professionals who know what they’re doing when assessing and “curing” my old house.
So who should I turn to- surveyor first or straight to a builder who really knows how to deal with an old building like ours?
I wonder if others have any experience to offer that might help me move forward. Thanks.
I’m stressing out about the water ingress in our property. It’s an 18th century stone cottage, which has not been treated well. It has cement mortar on two walls. The one wall I have had repointed is lime mortar and is in good condition, of course!
There’s a patio door with leaky lintel to inside and damp stone above during and after driving rain (see photo).
Another wall has penetrating damp from somewhere unknown above a window. Ground level outside one wall is above floor level and cannot easily be changed because of main drain outside.
The roof will be re-done in 2024, but I believe will not solve all then issues.
I don’t have the time or - to be honest - mental and physical resources to solve it myself, and this is getting me down, causing insomnia etc .
I have realised that I -and my family including two very young kids - need help from professionals who know what they’re doing when assessing and “curing” my old house.
So who should I turn to- surveyor first or straight to a builder who really knows how to deal with an old building like ours?
I wonder if others have any experience to offer that might help me move forward. Thanks.