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Sorry, I should have stated that this is between my roof and my neighbour's roof

My roofer identified damage to the original coping stones on the parapet wall between my roof and next door's roof, and wants to put a plastic DPC and new cement coping stones. But I've been reading about how you shouldn't use modern materials on old houses that were built with stone, brick and...

I have read around the subject but there is obviously conflicting advice since some people want to sell their products. I'm just a worried homeowner hoping to speak to the person who posted from Bristol saying they had been removing DPCs from parapets in the area.

Thanks but that's not what I asked. I'm familiar with DPC and from what I've read it's inappropriate for older properties which should be allowed to breathe through the bricks to let moisture out naturally, yet people keep pushing them and they end up causing more problems.

Hi Smashngrab, I really hope you're still on here! I have a Victorian terrace in Bristol and have my roofer recommending I have a DPC in my parapet wall and new coping stones and I've been reading about how these old houses need to breathe so am thinking if anything I want the existing concrete...