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Thanks for your replies I presume the DPC is at the same height as the old DPC, but I’m not 100% sure Would trimming the DPC back slightly and pointing with sand and cement be a solution? No signs of damp in the house that I can see. If no dramas remove the whole lot and repoint it all with...

Hi everyone, I have had an extension built at the back of our house and am about to point up the brickwork, however I am unsure how to finish the bottom of the wall. The orginal wall has a render covering the bottom four rows of bricks. Should I continue this around the new brickwork too...