Cornish units props & plaster, various Cornish style PRC houses being propped and stripped ready for the new brickwork. These PRC repairs are approved schemes and are issued with a PRC certificate accepted by all major mortgage lenders.

Most Clients arrange a mortgage offer from the Halifax if they are looking to carry out the PRC repairs and raise the funds to complete the works, the Halifax will keep a retention on the funds until the repairs are completed and the PRC certificate is issued. The Halifax have been lending on repairs to PRC houses for 30 years.

Most lenders will only consider lending on repaired PRC properties once the works have been completed and a PRC certificate has been issued.

Cornish units props & plaster

Some Cornish units have plasterboard internal walls which remain in place, as the new cavity wall will be wider than the existing concrete panel walls the foundations are extended. It is possible to put the doors and windows back in different positions and different sizes as it is only the plasterboard which needs to be cut back or made good for plastering.

Cornish units plasterboard walls

If you can see plywood sheets covering up the Cornish PRC walls you will usually find that the internal walls are plastered directly on to the PRC concrete panels these walls have to be removed. Doors and windows can be put back in different positions and in different sizes. Some doors on Cornish units are very narrow and can be replaced with standard width doors.

Cornish units walls removed

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