29th August 2024 - There may be problems with the House!

Thought for the day :"Spilled whisky over my shoulder today. Sent chivas down my back"

Sprinkling of rain - but mainly dry 

So Dave and Rhys start work on the house this morning - that was a shock to the system, taking the Volvo down to the layby before 9am!!  and removing the Fairy Lights from the old Woodshed while Susie chopped back the Hydrangea  and foliage from the area....

Not so good news as we examine the buckle in the shape of the wall - well, Dave examined and "Tut-Tutted" and said "that's not good !!" as large areas of the wall seem to have blown and buckled and the stones are so loose that they just pull out of the wall!

Main aim is not to have the wall fall down - I know it is 3 feet deep but that is no help if there is 3 ft for rubbish !! Opinion is that when the roof was raised they probably left the cavity open to the rain and the moisture came down through the cavity forcing the stones out...

Also there appears to have been a doorway at the end and removing a stone shows that there is a void behind and it has blockwork on the inside...

Not sure how it will affect the whole job - but better to fix rather than fall down ..

Ho Hum !

Cheers !