11:1: The properties have a number of problems, the main ones being; the difficulty of heating, condensation, poor layout of each property in relation to each other and a lack of private parking space.

11:2:1: Some tenants believe that their homes are suffering from subsidence because of cracks in the walls.

11:2:2: No evidence has been found to show that any properties are suffer from cracks in the main structure of the walls because of subsidence.

11:2:3: If such cracks do exist then the cause may be due to:-

11:2:4: The rendering cracking in places, sometimes because no allowance has been made for the expansion or contraction of the "No-Fine" concrete structure it was applied to.

11:2:5: Such cracks could allow rain to enter the "No-Fine" concrete structure. See appendix 16:1:A.

11:2:6: This could possibly freeze and causes structural damage to the "No-Fine" concrete structure.

11:2:7: This problem, if found, may make properties harder to sell to Housing Associations, sometimes required before Estate Action funding is allowed, because of the expense of repair.

11:3: The inability to sell houses on the estate may be judged by the number of private properties that have been on the market for long periods of time, years in some cases.

11:4: One supposed advantage of the "No-Fines" construction was that the walls were supposed to have good thermal insulation. New standards mean that this no longer applies. See appendix 4:1 to 4:10.

11:5: The properties are now ecologically unsound compared with modern standards. Therefore they do very little to aid the alleviation of global warming and destruction of non renewable earth resources, etc.

11:6: The walls have a low thermal store value, i.e. any changes in the temperature outside are soon reflected in a temperature change inside.

11:7:1: Poor sound insulation does very little to alleviate noise pollution. See appendix 8:4:C.

11:7:2: It has been reported that:-

11:7:3: Private conversations have been heard by people in the property next door.

11:7:4: Switches being turned on and off have also been heard by neighbours.

11:7:5: Telephones can be heard ringing next door and tenants sometimes think that it's their telephone that's ringing. They even go to answer it sometimes.

11:7:6: Toilets have been heard flushing by neighbours as well.

11:8: Noise pollution is also mentioned in the previous section of this report.

11:9: Although no hard evidence has been found some tenants are concerned that the reinforcing bars in their walls may be suffering from bad corrosion.

11:10: Some properties have a main door to the outside in the living room or kitchen. This results in a substantial amount of heat loss. See appendix 21:1 regarding heat loss.

11:11: Children have been known to injure themselves on lose pebble-dash from the walls.

11:12: Some front and back doors are ill fitting. They allow rain in and heat to escape. See appendix 21:1.

11:13: Internal doors and walls may be below the standards required for fire protection.

11:14: The letter boxes also allow rain in and heat to escape. See appendix 21:1

11:15: The three story houses have no fire escapes from the top floor.

11:16: The construction is described in more detail in relation to the heat loss of the properties in the appendix, reference 3:1 to 3:6 and 4:1 to 4:10.