Exterior wall rendered but still damp

[russhay]

I've recently bought an old (17th Century) cottage with a rendered gable-end wall. The render doesn't extend right to the ground, there's a metal skirt that I can see that finishes the render about 6" off the ground. Below this it's the old wall and it's through this presumably porous part that the damp is coming through.

The interior is a room which has damp at the floor level. On the exterior, it's cotswold stone with joints - Are there any issues with me either repointing and sealing this wall - or preferrably cementing up entirely to prevent any further water ingress?

 

[marshman]

just point it up, if you can dig down below soil level and clean out and point up there as well,
if you render you'll make matters worse.

 

[roughcaster]

After re-pointing, it will also help to put in some "chips" against the gable end wall, rather than backfill it with the soil you dig away. Go down 12" to 18" or so,,,,,,they will fairly help to improve the drainage in that area. Anything is worth a try.

Roughcaster.

 

[russhay]

After re-pointing, it will also help to put in some "chips" against the gable end wall, rather than backfill it with the soil you dig away. Go down 12" to 18" or so,,,,,,they will fairly help to improve the drainage in that area. Anything is worth a try.

Roughcaster.

Thanks Roughcaster, that's great - I'll do that