New conservatory
 

Hello,

Just had a new one put in and have a few questions.

1) Should their be the little gaps for air between some of the bricks in the
dwarf wall?

2) Given it is winter, what is the best way to dry it out (keeping the door
open between the conservatory and the house?) and how long should it take
(days? Weeks)?

There was a few days of rain after the dwarf wall was put in and before the
roof was put on.

Any comments appreciated.

Cheers

"CQMMAN" wrote in message
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Hello,

Just had a new one put in and have a few questions.

1) Should their be the little gaps for air between some of the bricks in
the
dwarf wall?

If the gaps are on the external leaf just above the dpc, then that should be
okay, but if they are in the inner leaf, I don't think so.

2) Given it is winter, what is the best way to dry it out (keeping the
door
open between the conservatory and the house?) and how long should it take
(days? Weeks)?

If the drawf wall is rendered and plastered internally it's best to let it
dry out slowly, as this will reduce cracking in the plaster work, just leave
a window in the conservatory open an inch or two and let it dry out over a
few weeks Leave the door between the conservatory and the rest of the house
closed. Obviously it is going to take longer to dry out this time of year
than in the summer.

Ash

"CQMMAN" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Just had a new one put in and have a few questions.

1) Should their be the little gaps for air between some of the bricks in
the
dwarf wall?

2) Given it is winter, what is the best way to dry it out (keeping the
door
open between the conservatory and the house?) and how long should it take
(days? Weeks)?

There was a few days of rain after the dwarf wall was put in and before
the
roof was put on.

Any comments appreciated.

Cheers

A cavity wall is not required for the dwarf wall.

The wall and floor slab will take a good few weeks to dry out. You should
open a window and let the area dry off naturally, opening the door the house
will help, but the moisture need to get out of the house via ventilation
too.

dg