Started in the lounge as this is where the dry rot is. More than we thought - the whole floor is covered in it!
Before...
...After. The blue wall was 2-inch terracotta bricks held together with plaster of paris and not tied to the main wall in any way. Came down very easily. There is a huge oak lintel above the built-in cupboard and a wee cement one above the uncovered fireplace. The fireplace has a slate bottom which was covered up with re-enforced cement. All the wood is rotten because the suspended timber floor is not ventilated and not actually suspended.
Dry rot shot. Hasn't reached the beams, but is under the floor and in the old lime plaster. All to go.
So far it's coming along ok and there are no surprises!
Nice little fireplace you've discovered!
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