is this a bridged dpc???

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Hi, newbie here looking for a kindly soul to offer some help.

1950's house. I believe it is cavity wall. Brick outside, concrete inside, no plaster, 270mm thick with external concrete? cladding. The cladding seems to stop in front of the dpc with the bricks below covered in some old black mastic which is now flaking off. Some of the brickwork requires re pointing. The bottom edge of the clading is not in great condition. There were areas of flat black mould on the inside of the wall at ground level, rising to about 3 feet up, mainly behind furniture.

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My question to those more knowledgable than myself is...

Is the external render bridging the dpc by resting in front of it by a couple of mm? Should i remove all the black mastic stuff to help the bricks breath? Can you point out the stuff I don't know to do or haven't thought of please?

I much appreciate any help and advice you can offer and thank you for your time!
 
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Thanks, sorry if it was a silly question. Reading through similar posts made me a little paranoid about it.
So it will be fine to just repoint any brick work, fill the small cracks and build up the bits of missing render?
 
Yes unless you have a damp problem, then just make it good including repainting of bricks and render.
 
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There was some black mould on the internal side of that wall. I wasn't sure if it was from an external issue related to the state of the render and brick work on the outside. I guess i will fix the outside as you suggest and then make good the inside and see what happens.
Thanks for your help.
 
We live and learn. It was a rental property and then unoccupied for a time before i got my hands on it. I appreciate your time.
 

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