DIYbanter - View Single Post - Damp treatment for *severe* penetrating damp

wrote:
Someone else wrote, but the attributions were munged *again*:
Thanks - I think it will need repointing at the front (at least partly)
and anyway all the front paint needs stripped/sanded as it is in a
state anyway.

do you mean the brickwork is painted? If so that wont help any.

I hope he's just talking about the timber... also, if it's the
brick, "sanding" isn't necessarily a great idea.