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    Installing an airbrick - through the damp course????

    The area in question is a drain. I assume it's at the origional level of the yard. The Bricks have been placed but not fixed round it to prevent the gravel falling in. This was advised in the valuation report during our Mortgage application to ventilate the area under the susupended timber...
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    removing pebbledash and render

    I think it all depends on the condition of the bricks underneath. I have heard that more often than not, that removal damages the bricks quite alot. I had to remove a small patch of render from my house recently to do a repair and the wall was in a sorry state underneath.
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    Installing an airbrick - through the damp course????

    Have got the photos. How do I post them? :roll:
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    Installing an airbrick - through the damp course????

    Maybe - let's see the piccy! Tune in tomorrow for the photo diary of my dodgy damp course....
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    Installing an airbrick - through the damp course????

    Thanks to you all for your input. The render on the wall goes all the way down to the external finished floor level. I assume the owner at the time rendered it after the dampwork but didn't realise it would be a problem. The chemical DPC is in the second course up from the ground. Which I...
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    Installing an airbrick - through the damp course????

    Hi, :D I was advised to install an airbrick into our external wall to ventilate the area beneath a suspended tiber floor. I have stripped off the render in the area where the airbrick is to be installed. Unfortunately the course from which I have to remove a brick is where the chemical damp...
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