Yesterday John and I spent the day at a CPD course with Mike Wye Associates learning all about the applications and benefits of lime technologies. It was a really good day and I would recommend it to anyone who wants an introduction to this natural alternative to renovating. We talked a lot about the issues of damp and in particular about our project.
The hardest thing is that there is no “right” answer so we now have to marry some new ideas with those of our architects, Squirrel Design, and try and find the best course of action for our property. We have a very complicated set of issues around the back of the barn, with rising damp, structural support, cob/block/stone mix walls, earth banked up against the side, no drainage in a high weather exposure area and orientation… we will find THE solution… it’s ultimately what we do: analyse the problem, seek the experts opinions, develop a consensus, implement, monitor and adapt if required. It certainly requires more use of the grey matter than new builds, but if we are to keep our architectural heritage it is essential.
In the near future we will post some cross sections of our solution to this particular problem… just in case anyone ever comes across the same situation!
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