On 10 Nov 2004 09:01:12 -0800, (N. Thornton) wrote:

(Jake) wrote in message ...
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:03:01 +0000, Pete C
wrote:

Does the rendering go all the way to the ground?

Yes, it does. I noticed too that the tarmac public pavement running
along that wall is above the level of the bottom of an airbrick in
that wall.

2 causes of damp right there. You need bare brick at the wall bottom
so that damp wicked up can get to evaporate away. Thats how Vic
non-dpc walls control damp.

That's unfortunate.... the rendering at ground level is particularly
hard. Looks like a 4+1 mix. I wonder if it could be removed...

Jake