Recent content by Lofty145

Update I followed a builder friends instructions and dropped the render down another course over the original brickwork and changed the bead from a stop end to a drip bead. So far no problems and have now redecorated interior.

Thanks, I had previously set up a hose with a spray up onto the window on and off for a couple of days and saw no penetration on the inside of the blocks. I have taken 18 inches of render and the stop bead off. I have stuck a 6 inch visqueen damp along the joint with a thin bead of silicon...

Thanks The other houses are mostly not gable ended and those that are, they are not south/sw facing? Are you suggesting take it all off and Perhaps render over EML?

Thanks, I have been on roof and removed and checked under the last ridge tile but was overlapped with breathable felt and bone dry and so re-cemented it back. Maybe running in the top and sides of window or this may be just the last of the damp trapped in the blocks?

Her are latest photos where I have taken off the bottom 2ft of render and the beading. There appears to be damp in blocks above the first 9 inches?

Thank you, appreciate that, will do. Cheers

Hi, Yes they are fairfaced celcons.

Thank you, Just had builder come and look and they seem to think its the beading as it is only 1/2 course below the blocks, has no drip and should be bell cast beading. They have suggested take off the bottom 15-18 inches of render and put a damp proof strip along the line where block meets...

Thanks, I am almost at that stage. Just waiting a little longer in the hope someone might come up with direct answer.

Hi, I have just cut out more insulation and taken off the render inside. Then I decided to take off some skim layers below the block work/beading level and uncovered all this damp in picture. Could it be beading or just water penetrating existing brickwork or just trapped damp that had come...

Hi, thank you, I had the gable re-rendered in December as it was mild because water had been coming through previous cracked render. first coat was put on and second coat the following day. 2 days later it rained an we had all that bad weather and before long water was appearing on the inside...

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Thanks I hope photos are there this time?

Hi all, I had my gable end rendered a couple of years ago but we got cracks and it hollowed out and we had water penetration. I hacked it off and had it rendered again just before Christmas and it was mild. Within a couple of weeks we had water penetration again. I have tapped all round the...