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Wet damp bricks in patch at bottom of house
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If you have removed more than 25% of the render and are planning on putting a fresh coat on, you should be aware that Building Regulations now apply. If you involve Building Control, they may well want to see a layer of insulation added to the wall - Not inherently a bad thing. With a solid brick wall, I'd suggest cork or woodfibre insulation with a lime skim. Using EPS or PUR will trap moisture in the wall and lead to bigger problems down the line.housebuyer7 said: We got the render removed three months ago and have been letting the brick dry out in the mean time.
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Surely worth digging away that soil as a start, a good 8-odd inches, and then see if the damp patch recedes?housebuyer7 said:I can’t tell that the neighbours have the same issue on the other side of the wall - it is a terrace. However their’s is rendered. I do have one small rubbish airbrick.
Poke through that existing air brick to check it's clear. Should be straight forward adding a further a-brick to the left of the door.
Can you see airbricks on the other side of the house - you want a through-flow?
When you had the floorboards up, how far down was the ground below?1 -
Not forgetting to fix the gutter.ThisIsWeird said:
Surely worth digging away that soil as a start, a good 8-odd inches, and then see if the damp patch recedes?housebuyer7 said:I can’t tell that the neighbours have the same issue on the other side of the wall - it is a terrace. However their’s is rendered. I do have one small rubbish airbrick.1 -
Hi we have dug down a bit, seems very wet
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Well if a gutter is leaking/dripping into it, it will be wet !housebuyer7 said:Hi we have dug down a bit, seems very wet0 -
Indeed.Albermarle said:
Well if a gutter is leaking/dripping into it, it will be wet !housebuyer7 said:Hi we have dug down a bit, seems very wetFix the gutter!Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Keep digging!Do you think this wet is from the gutter? Could there be a broken drain or water pipe down there?0
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They said there was a broken gutter above.ThisIsWeird said:Keep digging!Do you think this wet is from the gutter? Could there be a broken drain or water pipe down there?I'm sure the digging was fun but they don't need to do any more. Others were suggesting the digging wasn't necessary as the cause has potentially been isolated.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Yes, I'd read about the existence of a broken gutter, but we were given no further info.HB7, it has surely rained a few times since your last post - is it now obvious that this is the cause?0
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