What is the black paint around the bottom of a house?

ben1979 · 30 Aug 2007

My house is rendered and as with many of it's type the bricks below the render are painted black. This needs recoating in places, but what is the paint? It's partly below the DPC, so presumably needs to be something that lets it breathe, but resists rain penetration (the bricks are very porus). The stuff that's on there at the moment is kind of chalky to the touch. What should I be using here?

Also, one wall of the house joins a neighbours pathway that is quite a way above the standard DPC, although I think a vertical one is in place. These bricks are not painted. Is there a reason for this, or should I paint them as well?

Thanks for your help!

Ben

diy_darren · 31 Aug 2007

I believe the black paint on the exterior bricks under my DPC is a bitumastic paint. Would assume you have similar.

Nige F · 31 Aug 2007

if it`s on a Monastry it`s Bitumonastic

JohnD · 31 Aug 2007

ben1979 · 31 Aug 2007

Really? I thought that would stop it from breathing!!?

davey0001 · 31 Aug 2007

if it's on my exes house then it's bi-tchumastic

ben1979 · 10 Sep 2007

Just scraped some of the old stuff off, smells like tarmac, so guess your right!

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What is the black paint around the bottom of a house?

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