Rendering top flat in three story building

borisbathtime

I am in the process of buying a top floor flat in a three story, three flat building and I will need to repair or replace the render on the rear of the building. First of all I assume the walls are "shared" by the three different flat owners. However the render decay is much worse on the top of the building so getting the others to chip in my be an issue.
I want this done properly so that I dont have to redo it in another couple of years but am unsure whether I need to progress with doing the whole wall or wether just the top floor can be done. Any ideas on this and how much it would cost me either way ? Heres three photos - damn cant post a link cos i am a new user.
Tony

ic

As its a flat there will be (should be) a regular maintenance charge, that all flats pay. It is this charge that should pay for the repairs. You may be able to push your buyers to sort this out as a condition of the sale? Talk to your solicitor about it.

aboard_epsilon

you can post a link without the http in front of it ..we will add that when we paste it into our browser .

all the best.markj

borisbathtime

Unfortuneately no maintainance payment is in place for this building but I will endeavour to get one set up when I buy. So for the moment its a case of asking "do you want to chip in". Anyway, its an idea of the cost I need really before I make a final offer. Someone said they could maybe put in an expansion joint between the top floor wall and the lower walls - that way I might only need to redo the top.
Will try to put pictures in here... Nope
Go to Flickr and type in Tonyyates1 under search this will say no photos by this name but give you the option to search with the "People" search tab - this will show one entry for this name with three images.
That should take you to 3 photos. Phew !
Tony

aboard_epsilon

i would say that it effects those below ..as moisture could get in ..and travel down.

i say they all must cough up ..and maybe the whole building should be re-done ..not just your part ..


the whole lot needs a few coats of paint as well.

the lack of paint is why its failed ..paints been worn off by rain etc ..then the water starts to penertrate the render ..

ps i cant see whats going on with the guttering ..is it a pent roof ..flat roof..apex roof ....







all the best.markj

27col

Now, that is one ugly building! I can think of two reasons for not buying a flat in it. 1) the bad rendering & 2) the appearance of the block. Still, each to their own taste.

owls

knock it off,back to the brick background and use a monocouche through coloured render such as k-rend parex or weber.render systems have come along way in the last 20 years.
if you use this instead of sand cement, it is waterproof as it has a silicone base in it so water runs down the surface as opposed to being absorbed into the wall,as well as being through coloured and will not require any paint or maintenance.
its on borrowed time as it is by the looks of it,as soon as frost gets into those cracks over a few winters it will blow and fall off in lumps.

A nice render can vasly alter the apperance of a run down building as long as it is applied in good practice.

borisbathtime

It is a bit ugly at the back but the other side is beautiful - nice bare brick, sash windows with lovely keystones and the flat is huge open plan. A little TLC and I think it will be fine.
The roof is pitched behind a parapet wall - Whole building was rebuilt 1990 - roofspace is dry, so perhaps the box gutters have failed at the back ?