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Thanks for all your thoughts, the builder I had come out to look at it, agreed that tackling from the outaide is a no go, as I said before I can't even get a mini-digger to the area, (unless I crane one in and even then I'm about 100ft from the road. He suggested tackling it from the inside and...

I'm not refusing to listen at all! I'm very interested to hear what you all have to say. I'm not a builder. I don't have the money to do the big fix, I have someone coming to have a look at it this afternoon, so at least now I am well informed, and will hopefully know what he is talking about!

Hi, I haven't got any photos sorry. The old outside toilet is the dimensions you have said, however on the side of the house previous owners have built a conservatory approx 18' x 8', and old outside toilet comes off the side of it, so loads of ventilation, and there is also a radiator in the...

Thank you so much for your advice. I'm not against getting someone in to have a look but I know that damp related problems can be very expensive! So I wanted to know a bit more about it so I would know if I was being ripped off or not! your right for me digging up behind the external wall...

Hi, To be honest it wasn't awful before, but the tanking slurry has worked, I have a few patches of damp coming through but probably only covers about 15-20% of the whole wall if that. The floor I think is concrete and because it is the old outside toilet there is still drainage etc below...

Hi thanks for the reply. when you say install proper drainage at the base do you mean on the 'earth' side (outside of the wall) or on the inside? and sorry to be awkward but could you explain a bit more what option 2 actually means practically?Tank using what? and I don't know what 'inside...

Oh dear that is worrying! I'll stop digging gladly! Thans for the advice:)

Hi thanks for quick reply. The wall is about 6 1/2 feet high with soil retained to the whole height. There is no airgap at all, stone blocks, some old render on the inside, and obviously soil on the outside. I have applied two coats of permaseal tanking slurry on the inside wall which seems...

Hi there, I am after some advice on what to do about my old retaining wall. My house was built in 1887 and is a solid stone built property. I don't have any damp anywhere else in the house, but the old outside toilet was built with two walls retaining, holding up the garden! I have damp...