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that will be some ugly pointing if i leave the damp course visable or is this how it shoulg be ? sloping above the course and flush below ? please enlighten me .

the damp course is proud of the face of the brick and it is bituemem type .so can i trim flush and repoint ? all replys welcome

cheers noseall.in answer to roy c yes there are alot of bell drips to fix ,over windows and just off floor all way round house plus to external angles.and as far as i am aware the background is red brick.so you reckon about £30 sqm would be fair ?

just been looking about at the costs of external rendering, and it was about £18 a square meter but does that include materials or is that just labour.and do these costs include both scratch and top coat, the job area in total is about 70 sqm. so that would be 140 total area both coats any...

i agree with alex take it out and replace,as you say the water has come though the ceiling so it would also have penatrated the whole plaster board so as they say better to be safe than sorry.

thanks for your help everyone 'chopping out and sbr are the order of the day then.not the first time over artex but the first time it has ever been in this state.would you do the same 3 to 1 mix as sbr is a better product :?: it funny you say about the sealing it the day before as had gone over...

setting over artex: just a couple of questions for you helpful lot out there . just been to look at a job today,it is all a result of earthquake damage. the thing is every wall and ceiling is artex . :shock: :evil: :!: in certain areas the artex is blown much the same as plaster but with...

I AM new to this site and need some help with a question regarding external rendering and temp's. As it is starting to get quiet frosty down this way i know there are products to kill the freeze but what is the lowest the temp can be to prevent freezing and cracking.Any suggestions would be...