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    Damp walls rendered below soil and floor level

    Thanks John. It's going to be a long project this one I think. The render below the soil is coming off in places. The brick behind isn't too bad, considering, but isn't perfect. I'll chip the render off and repair the mortar a section at a time. It's all lime mortar so will need to get some...
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    Damp walls rendered below soil and floor level

    The damp is confined to one end of the house. The opposite end to where the downpipe is.
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    Damp walls rendered below soil and floor level

    Hopefully this will work
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    Damp walls rendered below soil and floor level

    Thanks @JohnD. Odd that you can't see the photos, they are hosted on Flickr, try this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/184840581@N07/51837098957/ The house is located in Fenland, on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border, not far from March. The mains water supply for the house comes in from the...
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    Damp walls rendered below soil and floor level

    We moved in to an old (circa 1860's) house a few years ago and have been slowly sorting out various damp issues around the place. Right now we are trying to sort out some 'rising damp' along the front wall of the property. There is what appears to be a very old attempt at sorting it out, a...
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