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    Lime mortar or not? Will cement render be ok?

    i take it black ash render is bad? will be if i got it suppose. Does it need removing internally or ok if water problem solved?
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    Lime mortar or not? Will cement render be ok?

    Thanks for all the help your giving, i understand the bell cast bead and was going to put it in the the re-render project, Tim00 you said put it just above the upper dpc, but what do i do with the exposed bricks under that? just render and leave space before bell i guess, and is it ok to take...
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    Lime mortar or not? Will cement render be ok?

    thanks for that peaps2, my wifes late grandfather (old time builder) said that we could have problems in the future because of the insulation, we bought the house anyway. I did have a problem at the back of the house with guttering but that was sorted last year, the side of the house is sea...
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    Lime mortar or not? Will cement render be ok?

    I have uploaded some photos to help, if any one wants to look at. //www.diynot.com/network/StephenRJames/albums/
  5. Internal back wall

    Internal back wall

  6. Internal side wall

    Internal side wall

    That is a rusty nail showing through.
  7. Outside side wall (2 x dpc)

    Outside side wall (2 x dpc)

  8. outside side wall (2 x DPC)

    outside side wall (2 x DPC)

    2 x dpc's 1 is 2 inches above the ground level, the other 2 courses above that.
  9. Damp

    Damp

    Damp wall
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    Lime mortar or not? Will cement render be ok?

    Thanks for all your advice guys. I have now stripped the render off the wall upto 1 meter high, on the outside, and all the mortar above the dpc is soft but under the dpc is solid. If it is dpc broken down should I re-point before treating or after? Could I treat this wall now and do the other...
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    Lime mortar or not? Will cement render be ok?

    Hi there, was after some advice. I have 2 patches of blown plaster internally, and outside in the corresponding places. I have removed some of the external render to find I have 2 damp proof courses, 1 is 2 inches above the external ground height and the other 2 courses above that, the mortar is...
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