Bottom bricks damp?

[turner89]

Hello

Is this cause for concern? The bottom few bricks around my property look wet and I can't see your standard blue bricks either, although they may only be installed on newer homes.

In the next year I'll be looking to replace the front garden with a driveway and I'm unsure where the damp proof course is. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Charlie George]

The DPC is one and a half course up from flag level, the bricks above the DPC are dry, so is doing it's job.

 

[Notch7]

Hello

Is this cause for concern? The bottom few bricks around my property look wet and I can't see your standard blue bricks either, although they may only be installed on newer homes.

In the next year I'll be looking to replace the front garden with a driveway and I'm unsure where the damp proof course is. Any ideas?

Thanks

Bottom of air grill - as Charlie says

damp is prob rain water running into the crevice and soaking in pot the below damp level brickwork.

and paving right up to house wall encourages rain splash making wall wet

 

[turner89]

Thanks

 

[JohnD]

The paving in the corner looks wet. Where is the water coming from? Is there a dripping gutter above? A drain nearby?

 

[noseall]

Brickwork below DPC is meant to get wet. It's permanently wet below ground.

 

[turner89]

The paving in the corner looks wet. Where is the water coming from? Is there a dripping gutter above? A drain nearby?

We'd had quite a bit of rainfall this morning and that is where the water was sat.

 

[JohnD]

Do you mean the paving is incorrectly sloped, so water puddles against the house?

If and when you replace it, dig out the old to lower the level, and slope away from the house.

Water does seem to have been accumulating in that corner long term, as there are signs of previous patching.

 

[turner89]

Do you mean the paving is incorrectly sloped, so water puddles against the house?

Yes.