Opinions on stormdry/masonry cream

stuart45

When water drives against a brick wall it normally enters the cavity through the cross joints first. Some of yours have got gaps in them, so it would be worth filling those in as well. 

tony3619

stuart45 said:

When water drives against a brick wall it normally enters the cavity through the cross joints first. Some of yours have got gaps in them, so it would be worth filling those in as well. 

Forgive me as I have very limited knowledge on this but am I right in assuming water generally penetrates the mortar not the brick itself? I was going to attempt patching the mortar work and maybe removing the mortar near the flashing and filling with lead mate. 

I literally cannot anyone to undertake retrofitting cavity trays so I am in 2 minds as to cover the brick is stormdry or not . 

stuart45

Bricks absorb a certain amount of water, some more than others. Engineering bricks for example absorb a lot less than a Fletton. However the most likely place for water to get in is through the mortar joints, especially the small vertical joints.
BRE tested some walls years ago and found that in some cases driving rain got through a 4 inch brick wall in less than 20 minutes.

tony3619

stuart45 said:

Bricks absorb a certain amount of water, some more than others. Engineering bricks for example absorb a lot less than a Fletton. However the most likely place for water to get in is through the mortar joints, especially the small vertical joints.
BRE tested some walls years ago and found that in some cases driving rain got through a 4 inch brick wall in less than 20 minutes.

So if driving rain can get through in 20 minutes storm dry is a good thing right? Not ideal or a replacement for a cavity tray but if I physically can't get a builder to retro fit cavity trays...

donemedosh

Hi StormDry cream is an approved damp sealer for brick. I have had this done my house & it does seal brick & let it breath. But check out thier website. The other thing is make sure you do not get ripped off with the price. i needed enough to do my 3 bed semi which was 70 square meters & to buy the cream from wickes would cost £350 so any extra is labour. hope this helps

tony3619

donemedosh said:

Hi StormDry cream is an approved damp sealer for brick. I have had this done my house & it does seal brick & let it breath. But check out thier website. The other thing is make sure you do not get ripped off with the price. i needed enough to do my 3 bed semi which was 70 square meters & to buy the cream from wickes would cost £350 so any extra is labour. hope this helps

May I ask why you had it done to your house and If it solved the issue? Did you do it yourself? 

Cheers 

FreeBear

donemedosh said: Hi StormDry cream is an approved damp sealer for brick.

Approved by whom ?

neilmcl

donemedosh said:

Hi StormDry cream is an approved damp sealer for brick. I have had this done my house & it does seal brick & let it breath. But check out thier website. The other thing is make sure you do not get ripped off with the price. i needed enough to do my 3 bed semi which was 70 square meters & to buy the cream from wickes would cost £350 so any extra is labour. hope this helps

Is this the same house you were having all the problems with damp/condensation - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6228732/insulation-for-damp

Grenage

donemedosh said:

Hi StormDry cream is an approved damp sealer for brick. I have had this done my house & it does seal brick & let it breath.

It can't breathe if it's sealed; it's one or the other.

Doozergirl

neilmcl said:

donemedosh said:

Hi StormDry cream is an approved damp sealer for brick. I have had this done my house & it does seal brick & let it breath. But check out thier website. The other thing is make sure you do not get ripped off with the price. i needed enough to do my 3 bed semi which was 70 square meters & to buy the cream from wickes would cost £350 so any extra is labour. hope this helps

Is this the same house you were having all the problems with damp/condensation - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6228732/insulation-for-damp

I'm baffled.  They had a problem, paid £4k for a   'sealant cream' that did nothing and then come and start peddling it on another thread?  What's that about?