Hello
Useful website and have solved a few issues in the past without resorting to
I have a little damp issue, its with a wall not me! Mainly salt deposits on the internal wall, rusty nail showing through skirting boards, damp walls when drilling.
The DPC in my 1930's house is way too high on one side only.
Neighbours path is also too high. I have cleared a 250mm trench but can't easily drill a chemical DPC without clear whole path. Its concrete on top of concrete so just clearing an 10m long channel took all weekend with heavy duty kango.
1st question Can the DPC be installed at an angle as this drawing?
Note I will not be using a cordless!
What do I do next? Originally I wanted to do an open trench as suggested on this website: Link
Neighbour not too keen as bin will fall in channel as it should be 200mm deep.
Another drawing with enclosed drainage channel and waterproof render. This breaches the DPC and the DPC is below ground, which are both bad.
Question 2 : is this drawing a good solution? If not what is a good solution?
Thanks for your time
Geoff
EDIT: forgot walls are wet, although drying. Can you do a chemical DPC when walls are wet?
Useful website and have solved a few issues in the past without resorting to
I have a little damp issue, its with a wall not me! Mainly salt deposits on the internal wall, rusty nail showing through skirting boards, damp walls when drilling.
The DPC in my 1930's house is way too high on one side only.
Neighbours path is also too high. I have cleared a 250mm trench but can't easily drill a chemical DPC without clear whole path. Its concrete on top of concrete so just clearing an 10m long channel took all weekend with heavy duty kango.
1st question Can the DPC be installed at an angle as this drawing?
Note I will not be using a cordless!
What do I do next? Originally I wanted to do an open trench as suggested on this website: Link
Neighbour not too keen as bin will fall in channel as it should be 200mm deep.
Another drawing with enclosed drainage channel and waterproof render. This breaches the DPC and the DPC is below ground, which are both bad.
Question 2 : is this drawing a good solution? If not what is a good solution?
Thanks for your time
Geoff
EDIT: forgot walls are wet, although drying. Can you do a chemical DPC when walls are wet?