I've went in circles regarding approach to solving damp internal brick walls.
Should'nt it be simple? But there's conflicting answers on every site.
People saying, there is'nt such a thing as rising damp? That cement mortar screed is wrong? Then next post online will say, Cement render is correct! Ridiculous.
I should be able to make my own educated guess after i've read all the procedures.
But what makes me hesitate making a move to remedy the damp, is these posts all over the web are mostly from guys of many years experience in the trade.
So is it a case that these guys are correct, but something in the procedure for defeating the damp goes wrong , thus rendering job unsuccessfull?
My approach was going to be-
Remove existing plaster 1meter high, treat with anti-sulfates. Brush on a tanking slurry ,2 coats. Then render using a lime mortar & a clean sand with SBR added. Then spray SBR coat onto render, dry then plaster??
Ive seen injection systems fail & ive seen tanking fail.
Im at a loss really.
Any ideas welcome.
Should'nt it be simple? But there's conflicting answers on every site.
People saying, there is'nt such a thing as rising damp? That cement mortar screed is wrong? Then next post online will say, Cement render is correct! Ridiculous.
I should be able to make my own educated guess after i've read all the procedures.
But what makes me hesitate making a move to remedy the damp, is these posts all over the web are mostly from guys of many years experience in the trade.
So is it a case that these guys are correct, but something in the procedure for defeating the damp goes wrong , thus rendering job unsuccessfull?
My approach was going to be-
Remove existing plaster 1meter high, treat with anti-sulfates. Brush on a tanking slurry ,2 coats. Then render using a lime mortar & a clean sand with SBR added. Then spray SBR coat onto render, dry then plaster??
Ive seen injection systems fail & ive seen tanking fail.
Im at a loss really.
Any ideas welcome.