All Saints Church, East Budleigh, East Devon
Scaffolding was erected in the north aisle to inspect water ingress on the ceiling. An area of lime plaster and timber laths were removed exposing rotten rafters and previous repairs. Further investigation along the ceiling revealed extensive rotten rafters. Water ingress had allowed old iron nails to rust allowing the lath and plaster to detach from the rafters. New sawn air-dried oak rafters were carefully measured and formed to match the existing curved roof profile and fixed using stainless steel fixings and wooden dowels. Riven oak laths were secured with stainless steel fixings. Three...
Read MoreCob House, Exeter, Devon
The owner of a Devon cob property based in Exeter wanted repairs carried out to the boundary cob wall. The cob wall was showing signs of deterioration. Previous inappropriate cement-based renders had been applied to the cob wall. Over time cracks had developed in the render allowing the ingress of water and the slow deterioration of the underlying cob substrate. Cob walls need to be able to “breathe” through lime-based finishes. It was decided that the cob wall would be taken down to meet the height of the adjoining boundary wall. First, the roof tiles were removed and put aside for reuse....
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All Saints Church, East Budleigh, East Devon
Lath repairs and lime plastering to ceiling in All Saints Church, East Budleigh.
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