Not DIY for me at least but can anyone recommend a builder who can sort out a wall bulge and affix a tie bar or two, as this was mentioned in our survey. It's not got worse as far as I can tell but I guess we should sort it before selling.
House is Victorian circa1850 in N1, London.
thx
E.
If its old movement and safe, does it need doing? I wouldnt rely 100% on surveys, for sure. These sort of features are not out of the ordinary in very old properties.
NT
We are on the end of an 1897 terrace and have a 'bulge' in our flank wall.
It was spotted by the surveyor when I bought the place 30+ years ago and I don't think it's moved far, if at all since.
I have considered putting a couple of those iron 'X's' and long rods through the wall and first floor joists but not sure what the procedure is?
All the best ..
T i m
Probably not, especially as the house (a semi) has a two story extension on the flank and a one story extension at the back (where the bulge is). However, I can see that our neighbour had exactly the same problem in the same place at about first floor level (the house is 3 stories) and fixed it with nice bricks and a tie bar. It looks good and I can anticipate potential buyers being put off by ours - although in the present market we could sell a bomb shelter. I won't tell you how much Foxtons said they'd put in on for...
E.
That's what I'm hoping someone will tell us.
E.
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