Recommendations for sorting this.. - Potential damp issue.

Forestboy1978 · Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:11 am

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kq2lzev0r54o8 ... 2.jpg?dl=0

This area in the photo is about 16 inches above DPC on next door neighbours garage. Been there 30 years and not caused a problem but neighbour is complaining about it. He's a twat but it's legitimate I suppose. Just wants to cause aggravation anyway possible to my friend and this is his legitimate reason to cause her some expense.

Cheapest options...

I was thinking down the lines of digging it out and either bitumining the wall or attaching DPM and flashing along the top of it with tape and back filling it again.

Ta

Forestboy1978 · Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:23 am

Anyone?

Not sure if my ideas are gonna work or last!

Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:45 am

there are lots of workarounds on the main site for this
it needs to be dug out and retained
you could paint the wall with 3 coats of blackjack and then back fill with clean gravel
LLL

Post: # 105921Post **seanandruby** Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:30 pm

Is cheapest the bestist? maybe preprufed and hydroduct. pity you so far might of got it for you for next to nothing.

Forestboy1978 · Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:02 pm

Cheers for the feedback. I'll just tar it then and back fill with 20mm aggregate.

rxbren · Post: # 105927Post **rxbren** Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:17 pm

I'd be tempted to not put the 20mm in, if there have been no damp issues with the soil as it is the aggregate would be somewhere for the water to sit unlike being backfilled with soil and compacted (fair enough water will drain through the soil but there no voids to store water giving it a slim chance to find a weak point in the brickwork/blackjack)

Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:37 pm

I had similar issues at home and painted it with 3 coats of blackjack
my driveway is now 150mm above finished floor (where it always was I hasten to add)
but I have eliminated the damp
LLL

Post: # 105930Post **seanandruby** Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:57 pm

I am of the opinion that if it ain't broke why try to fix it ???
Maybe you could draw his/her attention to the fact it is ok and disturbing the ground could cause problems. Ask them if they are prepared to pay if it goes tits up. Might change their mind :;):

Forestboy1978 · Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:23 pm

Personally I'd tell the prick to stick his head up his ass, and I've offered to too but she is nicer than me. (he's made threats to an elderly woman so it would be a pleasure to antagonise him)

It just occurred to me.. should I allow a few days of dare I say "dry weather" to let the brickwork fully dry out before bitumining it? Same as before you use masonry paint?