Structural enginners report

[jaycee401]

just had the report back for mortgages purposes as the valuer requested we get ne, 1 the drain and gully adjacent to front wall repair/replace if and as necessary within next 12 months to prevent longterm softening of the foundation supporting stratum that is probably responsible for the limited longterm differential foundation settlement that is occuring to the property in this area.

2 It would be necessary to stitch together the inner and outer skins of gable wall and outrigger side wall if any lateral distortion of these walls is progressive in the future but such remedial works are not necessary to date.

Does this seem ok, just wondering if the lender may see a problem, when I spoke to the engineer he said nothing was a major issue.

[The Builder]

Usual stuff, Jaycee. Not big jobs at all.
1 Gully/drain. This is important in the long term. It's very common for broken gullies/drains to allow water into the foundations. I've seen the results (subsidence) many times. Just dig the gully out and have a look. It's probably either the connection onto the dain run.......... or the pipe is bunged up........... It might run to a failed soakway........ or, if a manhole is nearby, it just needs rodding.
2 Is it cavity wall (house up to 100 years old) ......... or stone and rubble, where the rubble is causing the stone face to "belly out".
If cavity ......... stainless steel wall ties can be drilled in and tightened up (Google ....... "remedial wall ties")
If solid, stone wall, simple DIY job ........ I'll give you a link to "helical S/steel bar"

[jaycee401]

Thanks Builder, the house is stone about 120 years old x

[The Builder]

Jaycee .......... this is the sort of thing I've used before on stone with random rubble infill........
http://www.screwfix.c...k-stitching-kit/34894
You can buy everything separately, and probably rent the gun. Ignore the stitching. That's for cracking across the wall face. Drill INTO the wall at right angles to it. Inject into the inner, then into the outer stone, then push in the bar.
There are other methods using epoxy resin to "glue" the bar in instead..........
check out this site
http://www.twistfix.c...emedial-products.html

[jaycee401]

thanks builder, much appreciated