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?
garden wall tied to house
Nov 13, 2005
5 Replies
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
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
Yes it needs the house and there's no space for a pier
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
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