[DRAFT project write-up – awaiting Julian’s approval before going live]
This job in Newport, Barnstaple, was on a Victorian property with solid walls, where water was getting in through the walls. We tanked and damp-proofed the walls, then replastered the room.
The problem
Victorian houses like this one are built with solid walls, with no cavity. Here the ground level outside was high against the walls, so water was penetrating through the solid walls into the room.
What we did
Where high ground levels push water against a solid wall, tanking puts a continuous waterproof barrier on the inside face of the wall so the water can’t come through. On this job we used cement slurry tanking on the bare stone and brick walls. The ground levels outside were not lowered – the tanking stops the water at the wall instead. The walls were then plastered, as the after photo shows.
The result
We have over 30 years’ experience of damp proofing and tanking systems. Read more about our damp proofing and tanking, or get a free damp survey and quote.