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sofsofsof

stuart45 wrote: »

You won't damage the DPC by jointing it in. The joints are done with a round jointer, we used to use old bucket handles, but you can buy them now. You could use a piece of bent copper pipe for the amount that you are doing.

ok i guess that kind of makes sense.. the line does generally look like normal mortar.. would it be better for me to just fill the hole rather then just leave it? its generally crumbly and wearing away (guessing age related)? *please see pic* https://ibb.co/8dQNWt8
do i try to get some more out using screwdriver etc and then fill hole.. i was thinking of buying something like this.. so i can aim better.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stormdry-XR-Mortar-Express-Repair/dp/B07G2JFCDV/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549396119&sr=8-1&keywords=stormdry+xr+mortar opinions on it?
thanks a lot in advanced.. how could i , if possible, make the situation worse? rewen the damp course line etc.. i am slightly worried and i know this mortar here is the damp course line.. i dont know if that matters in regards to filling it or not?

sofsofsof

*UPDATED* Theres a damp course membrane in wall where Mortar is crumbling away...
https://ibb.co/nmx0PDF
i have been told that this needs to be flat and the mortar above it.. so to simply refil the holes and leave the membrane where it is would mean it cannot work/function for damp proofing?
im guessing now i definately cannot just refil the hole with mortar?

DaftyDuck

... it's very clearly visible in your original photos! If you look, you'll see there's a difference in the brick types.

sofsofsof

I honestly couldnt see it. Getting a professional in just cause of that alone

Doozergirl

You were given the obvious culprit in the first answer.

The wooden post is clearly breaching the DPC. It doesn't matter that your surveyor didn't point it out. They had a whole house to go around and that's just a small part of it. We've been given two photos of that area only. If he says that the fence posts are starting to rot then that's clear indication that the wood is wet.

The mortar might be crumbling a bit around the DPC but it is still forming a block for moisture from the ground, whereas you have a fence post that is sucking moisture up like a straw and whatever it is attached to the wall with is letting moisture travel into the brickwork.

Vinyl silk paint isn't good in a house with condensation, by the way. It stops the walls from breathing.

You don't need a 'professional', you need a fence post that is held into the ground, not against your wall for a start.

Please do not put any waterproofing on your walls or into the mortar. That isn't how you treat a house.

It isn't a major problem, just sort the fence post and see how you go. Then you can call a professional ata later date, although you should not engage the services of someone who also sells 'solutions'. Just someone who specifically surveys for damp and is not cheap.

DaftyDuck

.... ah, sanity at last!

Yes, Johnsons Water Seal... almost never the answer!