The cottage walls are 3 foot thick Cotswold stone with no DPC ( something the builders did not think about 200 years ago I suppose) At the rear of the cottage I plan to lay a patio but can I lay the stone right up to the wall ? There is a concrete slab (raft) which goes right up to the wall, this is not original of course and is not too pretty, hence the reason for the stone patio to match the cottage.
One further point on the buildings construction there are no "traditional" foundations to the building. The land was just leveled and the stone walls where started 3-4ft wide at the base narrowing to 2ft ish at the top (roof level)
Your advice would be very welcome.
Many Thanks
Louie
Cotswold stone building with no dpc - Laying a patio against solid stone wall
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bobhughes
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Personally I would put some kind of drain between the wall and the patio (A french drain would do). My mother lives in a 16c almshouse in Burford and the builders who did that conversion didn't worry at all.
I was once involved in a cottage conversion in Shropshire and the Man From The Council insisted that we treated the walls by injecting silicone to create a dpc
I was once involved in a cottage conversion in Shropshire and the Man From The Council insisted that we treated the walls by injecting silicone to create a dpc
You're entitled to the work, not the reward.
Bob
Bob