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sc0ott |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 14:31 |
Then i would dpc for the avoidance of doubt. | |
RichR |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 14:22 |
cavity blocks, not cavity walls - the concrete blocks with two holes in i.e. | |
sc0ott |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 14:11 |
Bag rub the wall and put on a couple of coats of bitumastic paint. That should stop any water from seeping through, and if you have a cavity the water wont even reach the outer face, providing you have weep holes at the bottom. | |
RichR |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 13:04 |
its facing the back of the house and will be pretty much in your face, hence wanting crisp, smooth rendering. It spans the full width of the garden as well so not as if its not noticable. | |
AndyKent |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 12:48 |
Does it have to be rendered? | |
RichR |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 12:34 |
was trying to avoid having two skins as the face is being rendered anyway; hence using the cavity blocks instead of straight concrete blocks. I suppose alternatively I could double skin with a block rear wall but can't really be arsed with that | |
AndyKent |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 12:22 |
The definitive answer is to dowel in blockwork behind then a skin of brickwork in front. Damp proof the brickwork fully (with DPC) and don't worry about the blockwork. | |
RichR |
posted on 24th Apr 12 at 11:16 |
On the exposed (front) face, there will be one run of limestone paving as per the upper patio atop the retaining wall. Effectively, I'm looking to form three levels in the garden as it slopes both towards the house but also horizontally as well. | |
sc0ott |
posted on 23rd Apr 12 at 09:15 |
Wheres the retaining wall going and whats on the main side? Ie garden, footpath? | |
Dan |
posted on 21st Apr 12 at 17:22 |
Local builders had an accident with a retaining wall this month... | |
RichR |
posted on 21st Apr 12 at 10:27 |
probably 800-850 | |
sc0ott |
posted on 21st Apr 12 at 09:52 |
Whats the level difference? 900 as per that detail? | |
AndyKent |
posted on 20th Apr 12 at 17:49 |
If you're looking at the face of it I'd defo do what you're suggesting to save damp staining appearing mid-height on the wall. | |
RichR |
posted on 20th Apr 12 at 15:37 |
seem reasonable? | |
RichR |
posted on 20th Apr 12 at 15:36 |
RichR |
posted on 20th Apr 12 at 15:25 |
I'm building a retaining wall which will be holding back some 10-15tonnes of soil; wall doesn't bother me structually nor does the footings. My worry is about whether it needs to be damp proofed in anyway? |