Damp wall help...

[MadAxeman]

Hi,

I need to find out how to sort this wall out, it looks like it has quite a bad damp problem.

The wall is probably 4ft below ground level (as we have a sloping hill garden). The plaster has blown quite badly, however then brickwork behind look quite ok.

I need to get this sorted so I can then plaster it and make it good for a utility room.

Can anyone advise if this is easily down, for example, can i just rip off the old plaster, blast dry the room, paint it with some damp proof chemical then plaster it or does it need a whole load of work.

Picture below

Thanks in advance

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• MadAxeman
• 22 May 2012
• 1

 

[Filo]

I`m no expert, but if it`s below ground level I`d look at getting it tanked

 

[cegla]

I used damp proof cream,u can get kit with drills for single or double brick walls.Use it every 100 mm and wait 2-3 weeks to dry out.
http://www.twistfix.co.uk/

 

[^woody^]

I used damp proof cream,u can get kit with drills for single or double brick walls.Use it every 100 mm

That is for a horizontal DPC.

If the OP's wall has ground up against the external face, then he will need to do as Filo says above, or remove the ground