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Im not proposing to, why do you think I am? The water that lands on the shared access path between the houses needs to flow downhill, round the corner into my back gate, round the corner infront of my back doorstep, and then down my patio onto my grass. That's the only path it can go downhill.

The guttering drip needs to be fixed yes but it's not terrible and isn't directly causing any of the water pooling. It's just the lie of the ground as there was no continuous fall away from the area to direct water on the ground away. Even just normal rain falls onto the path then sits there as...

Are you saying 45 degree cuts in a paving slab in order to get a fall in two directions? I'm not sure whether to put paving slabs there or just lay a concrete pad. Then I can shape the pad to fall in the direction I want. I do have some dripping guttering up at the roof too. Problem is I can't...

It's the neighbour house. We share a side access 1m wide. All the guttering downpipes, kitchen wastes and bathroom wastes go into a shared drain/sewer running down the centre of this access. The neighbours house is slightly higher than mine so there is a step up into their back gate. So I can't...

Ok understood. Can I just ask a couple of clarification questions then please. The area in question is round a corner of an outhouse and is only narrow. If I slope a slab or concrete away from the house (which obviously I want to do) it would be sloping towards the outhouse. Does this matter...

Ok thanks. I'm aware that either gulleys or acco drains are available, but the advice I need really is which option to choose or how to go about the job. I can't re lay the existing slabs to achieve the level of the existing gully because they would have to be lifted quite a lot and over a...

Thanks but not sure why you have just linked me to a website that doesn't even ship to UK, and I'm still none the wiser on how to actually install some additional drainage I.e what configuration to use in my diagram above?

Hi, I have water pooling in the area shown on the plan below. This is what caused my brickwork damage in this thread which Ive now had repaired and repointed. But I need to sort the drainage somehow. Does anyone have any advice please? Water pools in the area shown in blue. The existing...

Been looking and haven't found anyone yet. Looked at a buying a sandblasting unit myself but they seem to need a hefty compressor to power them, so the pots themselves are quite reasonably priced but the compressor would be expensive. Also it seems the media is quite expensive at £25 per 25kg...

Yeah I'm using a wire brush in drill now, in combination with more paint stripper chemical and a brick cleaner. It's working but the bricks will never be normal colour again I don't think. Maybe once Ive got the brick repairs and repointing work done I'll consider having the whole wall rendered.

Hi, I am considering getting roof ridge tiles replaced as the bedding mortar is coming out in places. Have been advised to go for dry ridge system. Also there is a small bay window flat roof to re felt due to deterioration. 2 sq m that's all. The house has a lot of ridge tiles as the roof is...

Im not having much luck getting quotes. I have one quote which was to replace low level bricks that are damaged (at/near to ground level), and brick up small window, areas of repointing around the vicinity. That was £1k including materials (estimated 2-3 days work). Another guy has let me down...

Thanks. One of my main concerns is that the mortar is so fragile. I could just keep scraping and it comes out like sand. So I could repoint like an inch all the way, but if the middle is like sand, what does this mean? Do o just keep scraping it out and filling ever deeper voids or what?

If the mortar is literally falling out, and I can get my whole set of fingers inside the void left by the mortar, the brick is essentially just floating there. The gutters are 'ok-ish' but do need some future attention. I had them all cleaned out of debris a few months back as some areas were...

Yes and I was intended to do some repointing work myself on other areas of the house. This seemed more urgent and far more damaged than a bit of repointing. * Below ground level damage * large voids in brickwork * missing bricks (patched in with big areas of mortar) * a visual droop in that...

Hi is the consensus still that it just needs repointing please, or is anyone thinking different? Do I need to dig out deeper around the house to check the condition of the sub-surface bricks? Do you repoint sub-surface bricks in the same way as above ground bricks? What can I do about the...

This slab was angled down towards the house instead of away from it. Water comes down the slope at the side of the house and pools in this area, flowing towards the house. I have removed the slab and broken out the old gulley kerbstones today. The old mortar in some areas is falling out...

I have no way to know. No obvious signs at ground level.

Its been overpointed numerous times by the looks of it, very badly. There are also lots of holes where pipes have come out of the kitchen in the past, that have been patched in with mortar. There is a bulge in the bottom of the wall at the corner, and the corner below ground level is very badly...

Hi, I have some very deteriorated brickwork on the corner of my house at ground level, possibly below and a few courses above. Pictures below. I think I need to get the corner rebuilt. Ive been in touch with a local builder and sent some photos. Can anyone offer any advice please, to help me...