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Rightmove, when 'improvements' make you weep - beautiful period detail hidden under cladding.

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BentFork · 29/03/2024 07:58

Instantly, I thought there's something not right about the slate cladding on this house, the tile size for starters, it looks conspicuous & inappropriate. Then I got to pic 15 and saw what they're covering up. I was shocked, such a shame.
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johnd2 · 29/03/2024 09:21

Could be insulation, sometimes you have to choose between warm or pretty

Rhoticity · 29/03/2024 09:25

Maybe it was damaged and needed to be repaired

ScroogeMcDuckling · 29/03/2024 09:28

Like the previous person said, it may have been for insulation.

this may help it get out of band g.

a lot of properties did have slate put on them before the widespread Victorian practise of painting the beams black to protect the wood.

personslly I think it’s beautiful either way.

Quartzine · 29/03/2024 09:28

Ruined. And those horrible orange wood windows.

SoupDragon · 29/03/2024 09:30

At least it is only covered rather than destroyed.

Squit · 29/03/2024 09:32

The spotlights are unforgivable

Yodel294 · 29/03/2024 09:36

The back of my house was rendered - we pulled the render off to expose what we hoped would be lovely original brickwork, and found all kinds of repairs and patches underneath. Now I know why it was rendered!
And guess what? We put the render back on!
It might be the same here; just because you can see a bit of black and white work on one end doesn't mean it's intact (or was ever even present) all the way round.

Geneticsbunny · 29/03/2024 10:37

I think it might be to fix issue with damp?

Itisnearlyspring · 29/03/2024 10:44

I think what they are covering up also looks fake too. I don't think the black beams are structural beams, probably the 1970s stick on variety.

DuesToTheDirt · 29/03/2024 10:53

The black and white on the end wall doesn't look like beams at all to me, it looks too flat.

Twiglets1 · 29/03/2024 11:38

Itisnearlyspring · 29/03/2024 10:44

I think what they are covering up also looks fake too. I don't think the black beams are structural beams, probably the 1970s stick on variety.

That's what I thought - the beams look fake and that's a worse look

Dontcallmescarface · 29/03/2024 12:50

I prefer the slate. The non-slated area looks like the paint is flaking which could be an indicator of damp being present. Those "beams" don't look right either.

BlueMongoose · 29/03/2024 22:57

DuesToTheDirt · 29/03/2024 10:53

The black and white on the end wall doesn't look like beams at all to me, it looks too flat.

They looked painted on to me too.

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