26-07-13, 02:38 PM
A wee update.
Ended up installing a field drain and tanking it. Once filled in again with peas, then stone (riddled several tones of earth!) so it doesn't hold much water, then some top soil for the last few inches.
Result is a 99% improvement in the dampness issue. Still a little comes in between the bottom brick and the concrete base as I dared not under dig the base for the drain, plus the concrete forms damp patches here an there as there is no damp proof core in the base. But it only happens during periods of heavy rain, it's dry enougth for a garage. Massive improvement. The brick work all seems sound despite having been damp for decades.
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Ended up installing a field drain and tanking it. Once filled in again with peas, then stone (riddled several tones of earth!) so it doesn't hold much water, then some top soil for the last few inches.
Result is a 99% improvement in the dampness issue. Still a little comes in between the bottom brick and the concrete base as I dared not under dig the base for the drain, plus the concrete forms damp patches here an there as there is no damp proof core in the base. But it only happens during periods of heavy rain, it's dry enougth for a garage. Massive improvement. The brick work all seems sound despite having been damp for decades.