On 4 Aug 2003 14:04:42 -0700, (N. Thornton) wrote:

"BigWallop" wrote in message ...
"Grunff" wrote in message
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WTF is damp proofing cream? What part of the body is it applied to?

I think it's this stuff :

http://www.safeguardchem.com/Damp/dryzone.htm

but as far as I've seen and heard, it's garbage, and only stays local to
where it is applied instead of spreading out like the thick jelly injection
stuff that penetrates in to the stonework better, and can actually push out
the moisture that's already there.


Interesting. I'm going to propose something similar, see what you all
thnik:

1. drill a hole into each brick: drill in thru the mortar, going down
at an angle into each brick.
2. Fill hole with new engine oil with a little paraffin added.
3. Top up later in day.
4. Make good the mortar.

I've not tried it, but I have seen this stuff soaking easily into bits
of brickwork, and it seems like it could well work on old soft bricks.
Who nose.

What on earth makes you think parafin is going to make the bricks
waterproof??? It won't.

How the real stuff works is explained in
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...ws.demon.co.uk
as mentioen in a the "DIY damproof injection" thread a couple of days
ago. The parafin like spirit used is merely the carrier.

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Phil Addison
The uk.d-i-y FAQ is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/
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