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Hi I posted a thread a few weeks ago regarding damp around the bay window of my front room. I’ve been letting the brickwork dry out since. I’ve also pulled up the floor boards to see what is going on internally. It looks like the vent was block and someone has previously tried to treat the...

Hi I posted a thread a few weeks ago regarding damp around the bay window of my front room. I’ve been letting the brickwork dry out since. I’ve also pulled up the floor boards to see what is going on internally. It looks like the vent was block and someone has previously tried to treat the...

Hi I posted a thread a few weeks ago regarding damp around the bay window of my front room. I’ve been letting the brickwork dry out since. I’ve also pulled up the floor boards to see what is going on internally. It looks like the vent was block and someone has previously tried to treat the...

Thanks for all your help! I’ve let external front dry out a bit where the red bricks are exposed and just below the air vent. Do I need to fill the back with soil over the red bricks or can I fill the whole area below the air vent with drainage gravel etc? Would there be too much drainage if...

Thanks for your reply’s and advice. I’m worried I might have dug too deep! I guess I can fill soil back in? Before I hacked off the internal paster the damp marks were rising from the bottom - would this still be a external render issue? The plaster was a yellow sandy/ cement mix - I guess...

JohnD Thanks for your advice!

I’ve recently moved to a Victorian mid terrace with a Bay Window. I’ve had companies around to look at the damp issue under the window. I was hesitant to go ahead with the work as I was sure there was a reason for the damp situation. I’ve hacked away all the plaster internally and removed over a...