I was drilling into my outer brick work recently and instead of nice dry powder material coming through the drill bit, it was damp--I tried a couple of other places at various heights, much the same, we have had quite a wet summer and would I be right in presuming that the "weather" has penetrated the brickwork over a period of time, I have seen weather protection fluid in B&Q and was thinking of using this??
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- Thread starter milliemop
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No, that's normal. Bricks can vary in porosity and the external wall takes the full impact of the weather. When it rains it gets wet. When it gets dry, the wall dries. It's all a natural process. You don't need to treat it.
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timmyquick
What HandyJon is correct for most modern buildings with cavity walls but if the wall is of older construction 9 inch solid as most terrace are this could be a problem if the bricks are very porous as in my terrace thus i have salts comeing through the plaster upstairs really is terrable in heavy rains as it creates mould a builder advised me to render the wall,
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