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The cement render on this early Victorian gable was the cause rather than the cure. Taking it off showed what it had been hiding: a crack running through the wall, and brickwork spalling where trapped moisture had frozen behind the cement.
We stitched the brickwork with helical bars first. Then Diathonite lime-cork insulating render was sprayed straight onto the repaired face in coats, levelled, and finished with a lime smoothing coat and a breathable top coat. The wall is insulated now and, more to the point, able to dry.
Cement render caused dampness on gable wall
Crack on cement render
Cement render being taken down
Crack turns up on wall structure after cement render taken off
Spalling victorian brickwork due to cement render
Brick wall structurally strengthened with helical bar stitching before insulation applied
External wall insulation being installed with Diathonite Evolution lime-cork-clay insulating render
Spraying Diathonite Evolution lime-cork insulating render on spalling brickwork
Spraying Diathonite Evolution lime-cork-clay insulating render
Close-up Diathonite Evolution lime-cork insulating render
Sprayed first coat of lime cork render
Diathonite levelled on external wall
Diathonite Evolution lime-cork-insulating render levelled
Argatherm smoothing coat render applied to insulated wall
Argatherm lime coat render applied over Diathonite
Breathable top coat applied to insulated wall
Render edge finish
Render edge finish
Wastewater pipes re-fitted
External wall insulation with Diathonite lime-cork render and breathable render finish on a Victorian property in Hemel Hempstead
