Opening up an historic timber frame - many problems..

[@simonjlkoreshoff3426]

Glad the new owners are saving the building. I’m sure it’ll be lovely when it’s finished. Clear demonstration of the advantage of lime over cement.

[@billybilly7100]

very interesting - thanks for the upload. Looking forward to seeing what happens.

[@WarmDryHome]

Cool - meetings this week and we'll post progress..

[@shetland990]

Absolutely fascinating work you do.. I think I missed my calling in life!

[@copperkipper1]

extremely valuable videos these. thanks!

[@WarmDryHome]

My pleasure! More to come... this is a good case history..

[@ianroughley1933]

keep those updates coming our way :) great job ;)

[@puristgreen]

Great stuff - -please update us as this house progresses if you can

[@WarmDryHome]

Will do - meetings this week - so things should move fairly quick.

[@Bulla666]

Great video Peter, will we be able to follow progress here in future ? I'd love to see & hear about the techniques you use for replacing a sill beam.

[@WarmDryHome]

We'll try - not sure which framers will be working on this yet, but I'm wanting to film as much as I can..

[@isctony]

A fantastic case study, intrigued to see how this progresses!

[@WarmDryHome]

We've met with conservation officer who has approved more opening up work - and likes the overall approach we are taking, so we'll update soon with more progress.

[@silversurfer233]

The older brick to the front lower right elevation I believe to be Georgian brick..very porous and soft..if this was my project then I would strip back to the timber frame after repairing the oak timber plates. Thanks for sharing.

[@WarmDryHome]

Think its probably early Victorian - but yes - strip back to timber and brick and go from there... We meeting with Conservation on thursday..

[@rob5896]

Great Channel I'm a modern builder but I love old buildings and I would love to be involved in the restoration and preservation of our beautiful buildings throughout England, maybe someday I will! A problem that I often encounter is when new build meets old, this is when architects, structural engineer's and even building inspectors start scratching their heads, they go a bit quiet and look a bit dumb! I have a project where the existing house is quite old, it has asbestos tiles on the kitchen floor if that's any indicator of the period but to be honest I don't think they are original, I think this place was refurbished/ruined by some idiot builder but probably about 50-60 years ago, I'm trying to find out if there is a way to damp proof the floor and its currently a 1 inch screed over concrete, again I think the building is older than the floor... I'm guessing Synthaprufe is a bad idea as it won't be able to dry out naturally? This terraced country cottage is built too low in the ground but not much to be done about it as it fronts a highway, there is no footpath no kerbs and very few storm drains in the road! Were just kind of stuck with managing the situation I think, damp floors and efflorescence up the walls its really too bad, after watching your video's I'm reluctant to do anything, any suggestions Peter or are my clients just stuck with dampness? Any help with my research would be much appreciated...

[@DougEDoug-om8ie]

Great video. 34mins long was a real treat! Think you need to invest in an SDS drill though ;) great for removing cement render!

[@NanoCottage]

I agree, i find it often does less damage to the background compared to using hand tools.

[@WarmDryHome]

Dont worry - there's SDS kit hiding in there somewhere - I'm pretty ok with a chisel and know how not to damage stuff.. :-)

[@whitacrebespoke]

I'd say some one in the 60s/70s knew exactly what they were doing and botched it up cheap as possible.

[@WarmDryHome]

1980 to be precise - we found a date scratched into the cement. :-(

[@russellneailey6688]

Really enjoyed this video. Would love you to advise on my house, but I cant afford it just yet.

[@WarmDryHome]

Any questions, just ask - we try to help where we can..

[@johnbell5240]

Take it out it's time