A very long day out to Chester on a January Sunday following a week of snow. This superb hall (well, the attached cheese shop) was once visited by Queen Elizabeth II.
To the front elevation was a parapet wall that had been rebuilt with brick-faced blockwork in more recent times. Unfortunately, a poor job had been made of the detailing on the inner leaf with most of the render having dropped off into the parapet guttering system.
The rest of the roof was in poor condition with slipped slates and debris everywhere.
Upon arrival, the cellar and drainage were flooded with surface water, which during the course of the nine hours we spent on site did go down a little.
On 2nd November 1979, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Mollington Grange Cheese Shop, which now sits derelict in the grounds of the Hall click for photo (opens in new tab).
The Halls's rear elevation has undergone many changes over the years, the older bricks suffering decay.
The timber rear porch had been painted in layers of plastic-based paint. This paint has caused moisture to become trapped against the timber and the paint to blister. When this was ‘popped’ water streamed out. Modern plastic-based paints should not be used on timber. Only use Linseed oil-based paints on timber as they do not trap moisture against the timber. Linseed oil-based paints can be purchased ready-made or made from boiled Linseed oil and Titanium Oxide pigment.
In the roofspace was some of the most seriously decayed timber I have come across. A lot of money gets wasted on pointless treatments or unnecessary timber replacement. In this case, ventilation urgently needed to be added to the roofspace, the covering needed to be repaired and some additional structural repairs were needed. It’s important to keep an eye on your roof structure to ensure any required remedial action can be taken before things get this bad.
#buildingsurveyor #buildingsurveying #buildingsurvey #level3survey #charteredsurveyor #surveyor #surveying #estateagent #propertyrepairs #sustainability #surveylife #property #traditionalconstruction #construction #RICS #residential #house #buildingpathology #buildingdefects #conservation #restoration #heritage #historicbuildings #oldhouse #listedbuilding #damp #dampsurvey #condensation
Comments