Standard construction house - concrete blocks, not red bricks

moneyistooshorttomention

I shall go back and re-read my surveyors report - but I don't recall any comments of note re the construction. On the other hand he was commenting about something that's pretty minor and hasn't caused any problems/I don't see it ever would cause any problems.

"Relatively modern" houses - hmm...well its 1970s - so I guess anything that counts as "done/built after I came to adulthood" counts as "relatively modern" imo (considering that I'm not into old age yet:rotfl:). As I tell myself = I cant be old by anyone's definition yet - as I'm not getting my State Pension yet.

Will definitely go out and have some more peers at my outside walls to figure out whether it is the breezeblock I've always thought underneath that render. I'm 90% certain it is and that the construction (as now amended) goes:

breezeblock
cavity
breezeblock
render
paint on render.

They ...errrm...aren't as into the "cosmetic aspects" right here as I am imo and hence part of the reason I think that render is there is because it "needs" to be there - rather than to cover up brick type bricks and make them look "pretty" iyswim.

bouicca21

1970s is relatively modern to me ....

moneyistooshorttomention

You remember the Beatles too then?:rotfl:

As I recall - you had to be either a Beatles gal or a Rolling Stones gal. It was Beatles for me...<whispers> "...and I liked the Monkees":o

stator

I seriously doubt any builder would waste time building a brick wall if they are going to render over the top of it.

Block-cavity-block-render is perfectly normal.

I'm afraid I don't know about the insurance question though.

CobaltBlue_2

Is your house terraced or semi detached?
Have you asked your neighbours?

moneyistooshorttomention

Detached.

...and errrm...I don't think I'll be asking the neighbour somehow:rotfl:and I think there is a fair chance they wouldn't know the correct answer anyway.

bouicca21

Even saw the Beatles in concert ...

The house I was brought up in was pebbledash over brick. But that house was 1930s, when brick was presumably cheaper.

moneyistooshorttomention

That's a thought - ie I think I can think of another way to find out for sure.

On balance - I am coming to conclusion that it is that breezeblock construction (in two layers - with cavity wall insulation in between).

I know what you mean by pebbledash and - many many years ago (ie as a child) I spent some time living in a house like that. Hence I presume why I quite like that (though I'd prefer not to have it) - as it obviously represents "Home" on some level to me.

Render, on the other hand, and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to change the look of it to be more contemporary/attractive/etc (as that was one of the compromises I had to make when choosing which house to buy).

Though - I've changed my mind goodness only knows how many times - when I've been trying to figure out how to make this house look more in accordance with my tastes - just not "bog standard boring" basically:rotfl:

I think "contemporary" counts as my highest priority as to what I am trying to make the house look like. I like wood/I like real stone/I'm okay with bricks/hmmmm...

stator

Go into the loft and see what you can see at the top of the walls.

carefullycautious

Post a picture of the outside and maybe someone can tell you what it is.


Why would you tick brick on a legal form when you know it is not :eek:


Also do you not speak to any of your neighbours???