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Hi To render a concrete block garden wall, should we: 1. Mix 4 sand to 1 cement and 1 lime 2. Use hydrated lime 3. use fine sharp sand 0-2mm 4. Use a plasticiser/waterproofer and if so which one (some say don't mix with lime) I have found somewhere to order most of this on one to...

Ok that's really useful advice thanks, not sure the house has much of a DPC being an old victorian build though, but the ground level certaibly isn't 15cm lower than the first row of bricks/render...

Ok, that would be great thanks. Some of the houses down the st have paved front gardens, so it might be OK. But the ditch/gravel idea would be easier/cheaper anyway. Whatever works best and gets rid of the damp! Thanks

Hi, my first post here, hope someone can advise! We have a terraced victorian house, the flooboards (chipboard) have a damp patch at the front of the house, in the corner to one side of the bay window. It is pretty wet, lucjily thre plaster looks dry so assume it is coming from the bottom of...