Removing conservatory - options for external wall

Section62

_Sam_ said:

This looks an interesting approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBGEGiq_uyY

That video appears to be lime plaster on soft red bricks.  Removing gypsum plaster from hard bricks would be a very different proposition.

stuart45

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Thanks, we’ve just been talking about cladding the house at the front so we could do the back at the same time!

What type of bricks have you got?

jonnydeppiwish!

stuart45 said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Thanks, we’ve just been talking about cladding the house at the front so we could do the back at the same time!

What type of bricks have you got?

LBC Tudors - thanks!

MikeJXE

If the render is sand and cement you have zero chance of removing it without making a mess 

jonnydeppiwish!

MikeJXE said:

If the render is sand and cement you have zero chance of removing it without making a mess 

I’m pretty certain it’s dot and dab so will end up with that rather than plaster straight to the wall, as it’s hollow sounding except for a few spots

MikeJXE

Dot and dab is just as difficult to get off in fact possibly more difficult 

FreeBear

jonnydeppiwish! said:

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can chip it off but you will be sorry, it will be a hell of a mess, some bits will be left on some bits of brick will come off, you will have chisel marks all over the place. 

You need to camouflage it somehow 

The double skin wall can come down but depending how it has been tied into the existing will decide if thats a mess or not.

The 6" concrete floor if thats how thick it is maybe a 4" concrete with a 2" sand and cement screed, you will need a breaker 

Thanks, we’ve just been talking about cladding the house at the front so we could do the back at the same time!

If you are thinking of cladding more than 25%, do bear ine mind Building Regulations kick in - There would be a requirement to improve thermal performance of the walls (adding insulation) which would mean moving downpipes and extending window/door sills. You also need to be careful about the detailing at the roof line and around window/door reveals.

jonnydeppiwish!

FreeBear said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can chip it off but you will be sorry, it will be a hell of a mess, some bits will be left on some bits of brick will come off, you will have chisel marks all over the place. 

You need to camouflage it somehow 

The double skin wall can come down but depending how it has been tied into the existing will decide if thats a mess or not.

The 6" concrete floor if thats how thick it is maybe a 4" concrete with a 2" sand and cement screed, you will need a breaker 

Thanks, we’ve just been talking about cladding the house at the front so we could do the back at the same time!

If you are thinking of cladding more than 25%, do bear ine mind Building Regulations kick in - There would be a requirement to improve thermal performance of the walls (adding insulation) which would mean moving downpipes and extending window/door sills. You also need to be careful about the detailing at the roof line and around window/door reveals.

Thanks @FreeBear but isn’t that only if it is reclad rather than new cladding?

FreeBear

jonnydeppiwish! said:

FreeBear said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can chip it off but you will be sorry, it will be a hell of a mess, some bits will be left on some bits of brick will come off, you will have chisel marks all over the place. 

You need to camouflage it somehow 

The double skin wall can come down but depending how it has been tied into the existing will decide if thats a mess or not.

The 6" concrete floor if thats how thick it is maybe a 4" concrete with a 2" sand and cement screed, you will need a breaker 

Thanks, we’ve just been talking about cladding the house at the front so we could do the back at the same time!

If you are thinking of cladding more than 25%, do bear ine mind Building Regulations kick in - There would be a requirement to improve thermal performance of the walls (adding insulation) which would mean moving downpipes and extending window/door sills. You also need to be careful about the detailing at the roof line and around window/door reveals.

Thanks @FreeBear but isn’t that only if it is reclad rather than new cladding?

You are removing the old, and replacing with new - If you get a jobsworth, he'd say BR compliance required.

jonnydeppiwish!

FreeBear said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

FreeBear said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can chip it off but you will be sorry, it will be a hell of a mess, some bits will be left on some bits of brick will come off, you will have chisel marks all over the place. 

You need to camouflage it somehow 

The double skin wall can come down but depending how it has been tied into the existing will decide if thats a mess or not.

The 6" concrete floor if thats how thick it is maybe a 4" concrete with a 2" sand and cement screed, you will need a breaker 

Thanks, we’ve just been talking about cladding the house at the front so we could do the back at the same time!

If you are thinking of cladding more than 25%, do bear ine mind Building Regulations kick in - There would be a requirement to improve thermal performance of the walls (adding insulation) which would mean moving downpipes and extending window/door sills. You also need to be careful about the detailing at the roof line and around window/door reveals.

Thanks @FreeBear but isn’t that only if it is reclad rather than new cladding?

You are removing the old, and replacing with new - If you get a jobsworth, he'd say BR compliance required.

Sorry I must have explained incorrectly - nothing is being replaced, I’m just taking the plaster board off that was in the inside wall of the conservatory