HallThe hall is the main entrance into the property. Access is gained by the main front door from the parking area. The kitchen, bathroom and living room all lead off of this room. Also the main stairs go up from here. The ceiling beams are fully visible in this room, giving a striking effect upon entering the house. We are currently in the process of dealing with the damp in this room by stripping the Artex from the walls so that they can breathe. The walls then need to dry our before being replastered with lime plaster and painted with lime wash. We are also dealing with the concrete floor which is causing a tanking effect and directing damp up into the walls. The concrete is being removed and will be replaced by some form of tiles combined with as many of the old floor bricks that can be saved.
The only concern in the hall is a crack down one of the walls. This appears to be caused by a settling of the building and turning of one of the main support beams. We are currently monitoring the crack to assess whether it is still moving or whether it moved in the past and has now stabilised.
The main stairs are a relatively recent addition to the property, so originally this room possibly wasn't a hall, but was more likely to have been a main room when the house was a number of smaller cottages.
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