Conservatory

MAC77_2

Can someone help…

I am currently getting quotes for a conservatory, the issue I have is we currently step out to our patio area, which then steps up to the garden. The garden is supported by a single tier brick wall – which is about 400mm high, with a step in the middle to access the garden.

The proposed conservatory would remove this supporting wall and the foundations would be dug here. The exterior wall of the conservatory (which will be stone) will then take the place of the original supporting wall (so soil straight up against it) – approx 600mm high – although the garden would be lower than the 600mm. The questions I have is….

Damp ???? Will it get through the stone wall, or what will be needed to stop this.

If there is a damp course put between the soil and the exterior stone wall, then a cavity and then a breezeblock wall, with an additional standard damp proof 3 bricks or so high to stop damp from the floor – would this be enough to stop the exterior wall getting damp and compromising the conservatory ???

Any info would be a great help J

ormus

just use the correct brick for the lower part.
ie engineering bricks. youve seen inside a manhole?

David_Aldred

Hi Mac,
You have posted this question twice on the forum - please see my response to your post on the other thread you posted:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2284103&highlight=damp

Kindest regards, David Aldred Independent damp and timber surveyor