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Just looked up what a pilaster is and they are pilasters.

The bay window is ours. That part of the house sticks out a bit and has a corner either side of the window. A brick count would probably be about 1 in 4 all around the property, the render really does ruin the bricks. I changed the skirting when I decorated and it was rotten. The wooden fillets...

Thanks for the replies. Inside the walls are lined and I stripped back the parts that would not take to the wall, all just above skirting level and put a border paper on which looks normal at the moment. The dpc is in the first joint above the slabs. It crumbles when I touch it. The part where...

The red area is the last of the render to be removed and the other photos show the state of the walls after removing the render. It looks unsightly and not very weather proof.

Thanks for your reply vinn, if I get home early enough I'll take some photos. The wall is a solid wall and the interior floor is concrete.

Hi all, I first noticed I had damp when I decorated my lounge. At the time I was unaware. When I stripped the paper off the walls I could see the outline of the bricks on the plaster, I thought the steam from the stripper had got into the mortar and created the outline. However, when I lined...