A month ago we had a chemical injection damp proof course. This involved the skirting boards being removed, holes drills between the bricks, and a special chemical being injected into the walls. The existing render was also removed.
In the last few days a plasterer with 40 years of experience has re-rendered the walls, but to my surprise has rendered down to the ground such that the render covered the brick above and below where the damp proof course was injected.
I mentioned to him that I understood that this would mean that the render would allow rising damp to continue up the wall via the new render, and he says that because he has added a water retardant to the render that there shouldn't be any problem.
Since we will be putting back skirting board, I can't see any reason why the wall needs to be rendered down to the floor, and for safety's sake I am considering asking my experienced plasterer to hack off the bottom 6 inches of the render.
I don't want to annoy my plasterer especially as he has so much more experience than me, but unless he avoids "bridging the damp proof course", my warranty for the damp proof course will be invalidated (or may already be!).
Can anyone comment if there is any risk due to rendering the wall to the floor? Thanks!
In the last few days a plasterer with 40 years of experience has re-rendered the walls, but to my surprise has rendered down to the ground such that the render covered the brick above and below where the damp proof course was injected.
I mentioned to him that I understood that this would mean that the render would allow rising damp to continue up the wall via the new render, and he says that because he has added a water retardant to the render that there shouldn't be any problem.
Since we will be putting back skirting board, I can't see any reason why the wall needs to be rendered down to the floor, and for safety's sake I am considering asking my experienced plasterer to hack off the bottom 6 inches of the render.
I don't want to annoy my plasterer especially as he has so much more experience than me, but unless he avoids "bridging the damp proof course", my warranty for the damp proof course will be invalidated (or may already be!).
Can anyone comment if there is any risk due to rendering the wall to the floor? Thanks!