Hi,
First post! Here goes...
The house is a terrace approx 120-130 years old with solid brick walls and external render and it has had some really poor work carried out on it by the previous owner.
I had to install a French drain as the outside ground level was higher than the original floor slab and moisture was soaking the through the wall.
I also had to put an airbrick into the back wall to ventilate the free standing timber floor (ie beams sitting on slab, not built into walls). The internal skin of the wall is in a bad condition, it appears to be constructed of broken bricks and stones and is not uniform (is this common in old houses???). The old mortar is like soil in some places which I assume is because of the moisture problem. I intend to re-point as best I can but don't want to disturb it too much as it looks so shoddy and unstable
Anyway, my question is this: once I have repaired it as best as possible, would rendering it internally help to bind it? It would only be under the raised floor and would not bridge the damp course?
Are there any other solutions?
Any advice appreciated,
Mike
(I'll try an post a photo later)
First post! Here goes...
The house is a terrace approx 120-130 years old with solid brick walls and external render and it has had some really poor work carried out on it by the previous owner.
I had to install a French drain as the outside ground level was higher than the original floor slab and moisture was soaking the through the wall.
I also had to put an airbrick into the back wall to ventilate the free standing timber floor (ie beams sitting on slab, not built into walls). The internal skin of the wall is in a bad condition, it appears to be constructed of broken bricks and stones and is not uniform (is this common in old houses???). The old mortar is like soil in some places which I assume is because of the moisture problem. I intend to re-point as best I can but don't want to disturb it too much as it looks so shoddy and unstable
Anyway, my question is this: once I have repaired it as best as possible, would rendering it internally help to bind it? It would only be under the raised floor and would not bridge the damp course?
Are there any other solutions?
Any advice appreciated,
Mike
(I'll try an post a photo later)
