What's the best way to isolate a garden wall from the house it's tied
to? The wall's circa 1900 and in pretty bad condition with plants
growing out of the top etc. Damp is migrating into the brickwork at the
back of the house so I either need to set up some kind of vertical damp
course, or possibly put engineering bricks in where it joins the house.
Alas, demolishing it isn't an option.
Any thoughts?

Stuart Noble wrote in message ...
What's the best way to isolate a garden wall from the house it's tied
to? The wall's circa 1900 and in pretty bad condition with plants
growing out of the top etc. Damp is migrating into the brickwork at the
back of the house so I either need to set up some kind of vertical damp
course, or possibly put engineering bricks in where it joins the house.
Alas, demolishing it isn't an option.
Any thoughts?
Two parallel slots cut with an angle grinder to give an air gap?
Screwing on a wooden batten temporarily to act as a straight edge can give
neat cuts.
Or does the wall need the support from the house?

Bob

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What's the best way to isolate a garden wall from the house it's tied
to? The wall's circa 1900 and in pretty bad condition with plants
growing out of the top etc. Damp is migrating into the brickwork at the
back of the house so I either need to set up some kind of vertical damp
course, or possibly put engineering bricks in where it joins the house.
Alas, demolishing it isn't an option.
Any thoughts?

Why not just fix the wall? Cap it and repoint it so it doesn't get so
damp in the first place.

And/or brush on a load of Thompsons silicone water repelant.

dg

Bob Minchin wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote in message ...

What's the best way to isolate a garden wall from the house it's tied
to? The wall's circa 1900 and in pretty bad condition with plants
growing out of the top etc. Damp is migrating into the brickwork at the
back of the house so I either need to set up some kind of vertical damp
course, or possibly put engineering bricks in where it joins the house.
Alas, demolishing it isn't an option.
Any thoughts?

Two parallel slots cut with an angle grinder to give an air gap?
Screwing on a wooden batten temporarily to act as a straight edge can give
neat cuts.
Or does the wall need the support from the house?

Yes it needs the house and there's no space for a pier

Rob Morley wrote:
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What's the best way to isolate a garden wall from the house it's tied
to? The wall's circa 1900 and in pretty bad condition with plants
growing out of the top etc. Damp is migrating into the brickwork at the
back of the house so I either need to set up some kind of vertical damp
course, or possibly put engineering bricks in where it joins the house.
Alas, demolishing it isn't an option.
Any thoughts?


Why not just fix the wall? Cap it and repoint it so it doesn't get so
damp in the first place.

By the look of it previous owners have tried patching it up. There
probably isn't a damp course and the bricks are very soft, so replacing
those right next to the house seems to be the only way to set up a
barrier and retain support for the wall