Corrosion of steel reinforcement and spalling of cover concrete.

Brick corbel supporting a timber wall plate.

Bifurcated stair. Poorly lit with no handrails.

Red algae staining to render.

Redundant cold water storage tanks.

Mould growth due to direct water damage.

Mathematical tiles. Side on view. The tiles are quite new and were fixed directly onto plywood sheathing.

Balcony. Timber decking.

Poor quality brickwork. The strength and durability of this wall is uncertain.

Unbraced trussed rafter roof. Built in the 1970s.

Weep vent. This has been rendered over.

Helibar repair. New bricks should have been stitched in before installing these.

Root damage to wall. Herbicide plugs used to prevent regrowth.

Steel truss with concrete spar sections. From late 1940s and built by prisoners of war.

Traditional Scandinavian turfed roof.

Schrijver (“Dutch”) damp proofing system.

Sealed drainage cover.

Portable gas heater.

Spray foam insulation applied directly to the underside of a 1F underfelt. Suspect electrical installation is also a fire hazard.

Deteriorated “compriband” strip under a window.

Bamboo.

Magnesium oxychloride (“magnesite”) floor.

Deteriorated sarking felt.

Iron corbel supporting a timber wall plate. Also rot due to rainwater ingress.

Calcium silicate brickwork. The darker areas are where crack repairs have been undertaken.

Lime torching to underside of roof.

Rigid damp proof course (DPC) circa 1875. Terracotta blocks also provide ventilation to the subfloor.

Spikes installed on top of a timber fence.

Missing lintel above this door opening. Distortion to brickwork.

“Monarflex” sheeting installed as a retrospective sarking felt.