hello again..
I’m sure most have read or seen my previous threads about damp and leaking underground pipes and more recently lime mortar.. and yet again, I find myself with another question about the same flippin wall.. but hopefully this will be it.
I’ve fixed the cause (I hope) of the damp - leaking underground clay pipes - I’ve been told the water supply is all good, I’ve also been told that the pointing is shot from the damp, but it’s lime, so as guided by you awesome lot, I’m going to wait until the spring to point it up.. the only thing that’s bugging me is the damp course.. I’ve found it within the mortar... but also have the silicon stubs as you can see in the picture... should these be within the mortar line or are they supposed to be in the bricks? My other question is, is there any harm in me going along the mortar line just above where my gravel sits with the similar silicon insert system that they sell in wickes... ? The plaster is off inside and the brickwork is hopefully drying off although I’ve been told it’ll take weeks/months. The other thing that’s bothering me is that it doesn’t go along all the way along the wall... it goes up.. (think it’s in the picture) fowllowing an internal wall which I assume used to be the outside wall some years ago. I can get more pics if it would help. Also - if you think it would benefit from being done, is it best to do it sooner rather than later to aid drying and re point still in the spring.. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated... I’m a bit stumped.
I’m sure most have read or seen my previous threads about damp and leaking underground pipes and more recently lime mortar.. and yet again, I find myself with another question about the same flippin wall.. but hopefully this will be it.
I’ve fixed the cause (I hope) of the damp - leaking underground clay pipes - I’ve been told the water supply is all good, I’ve also been told that the pointing is shot from the damp, but it’s lime, so as guided by you awesome lot, I’m going to wait until the spring to point it up.. the only thing that’s bugging me is the damp course.. I’ve found it within the mortar... but also have the silicon stubs as you can see in the picture... should these be within the mortar line or are they supposed to be in the bricks? My other question is, is there any harm in me going along the mortar line just above where my gravel sits with the similar silicon insert system that they sell in wickes... ? The plaster is off inside and the brickwork is hopefully drying off although I’ve been told it’ll take weeks/months. The other thing that’s bothering me is that it doesn’t go along all the way along the wall... it goes up.. (think it’s in the picture) fowllowing an internal wall which I assume used to be the outside wall some years ago. I can get more pics if it would help. Also - if you think it would benefit from being done, is it best to do it sooner rather than later to aid drying and re point still in the spring.. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated... I’m a bit stumped.
