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Terracotta Tiles

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23 March 2023

Property Defects

Property Issues: Tiles

lee talbot

23 March 2023

Property Defects

You will probably inherit a property with quite boring and uninspiring tile designs, both on the floor and walls, especially if the house is over 10 years old.

The general principle was to tile all the walls in the bathrooms and kitchen, even behind the kitchen units. This has the effect of making the rooms feel cold and uninviting. The floors of older properties are either tiled with rustic terracotta or quite garish ceramic.

Spanish builders are not known for their sense of aesthetics, and so each room will have a different tile design without any feeling of conformity throughout the property.

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9 February 2023

Property Defects

Property Issues: Driveways

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9 February 2023

Property Defects

The problems associated with poorly constructed driveways tend to originate from builders not preparing the surface of the subsoil with aggregates to allow for free drainage of water, not understanding the flow of water over the surface area or water undermining the structure by not installing sufficient drainage. Unless the driveway is laid on free draining soil, stone chipping should never be considered and only if the land is flat and the subsoil has been prepared using aggregates.

If a concrete base is laid as a foundation, again the subsoil should always be prepared first. Reinforced concrete that maintains and gives structural strength by using rebars is the general rule.

The above issues can undermine the structural integrity of the driveway and lead to cracking, subsidence and buckling of the surface area.