Rain holding up new house construction
House building in Britain this summer is being held up because it is impossible to lay bricks when it is raining heavily, Chris Pateman, managing director of the Builders Merchants Federation has said.
Mr Pateman said: 'If it's tipping down with rain you can't lay bricks', adding that the summer is when builders like to complete the outer work on a house to ensure a waterproof layer has been established, leaving the interior work to be done afterwards.
Stating that it was impossible to lay mortar in bad weather, such as this which has blighted this summer, Mr Pateman added: 'I guess work that's proceeded on house building sites is a little bit slower than would otherwise be the case.'
He concluded that this summer the rain would 'disproportionately' affect the new build aspect of the market, with interiors and extensions largely unaffected.
According to research by building specialists Acheson and Glover, the negative effects of bad weather on construction can include the washing away of cement, lime or pigment, even by light rain.
Mr Pateman said: 'If it's tipping down with rain you can't lay bricks', adding that the summer is when builders like to complete the outer work on a house to ensure a waterproof layer has been established, leaving the interior work to be done afterwards.
Stating that it was impossible to lay mortar in bad weather, such as this which has blighted this summer, Mr Pateman added: 'I guess work that's proceeded on house building sites is a little bit slower than would otherwise be the case.'
He concluded that this summer the rain would 'disproportionately' affect the new build aspect of the market, with interiors and extensions largely unaffected.
According to research by building specialists Acheson and Glover, the negative effects of bad weather on construction can include the washing away of cement, lime or pigment, even by light rain.
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