Botty Fissure
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Hello to everyone, I'm new here and ready for advice/a roasting.
As you'll see from the photos, we have had two damp areas, and these have been present for the past two years. We have now had the bay repointed outside, and a few weeks after that, I coated the brickwork with Stormdry. I wonder if a second coat is worth it but can't seem to find any info at all about two coats. So now I'm trying to fix the inside. I have 3 ideas and would really appreciate some advice on the best thing to do here.
So here are my ideas:
1. Clean all this brickwork off as best I can. Coat the brick in neat PVA. Fill it all in with sand and cement. Another coat of PVA. Do two coats of Thistle Multi Finish. Sand and then use a Toupret fine filler to clean it up and repeat as needed.
2. Clean all the brickwork as above. Cut some 9.5mm plasterboard and dot & dab it with standard Pink Grip—I'm guessing that stuff won't bridge damp due to its makeup. Fill the gap around the edge with ______? and mesh tape. Repeat as needed.
3. Clean and paint the bricks with Safeguard Drybase. Fill with Hardwall—will it stick to the DPM?—and then finish with Multi Finish. And would I need any PVA at any point? To me, this method is a lot more desirable to carry out.
I'm a semi-keen DIY dude and can be pretty good when I put my mind to it. I realize that the rad will hamper me a lot in getting a decent finish on both sides.
What would you all suggest, please?
Much obliged!
As you'll see from the photos, we have had two damp areas, and these have been present for the past two years. We have now had the bay repointed outside, and a few weeks after that, I coated the brickwork with Stormdry. I wonder if a second coat is worth it but can't seem to find any info at all about two coats. So now I'm trying to fix the inside. I have 3 ideas and would really appreciate some advice on the best thing to do here.
So here are my ideas:
1. Clean all this brickwork off as best I can. Coat the brick in neat PVA. Fill it all in with sand and cement. Another coat of PVA. Do two coats of Thistle Multi Finish. Sand and then use a Toupret fine filler to clean it up and repeat as needed.
2. Clean all the brickwork as above. Cut some 9.5mm plasterboard and dot & dab it with standard Pink Grip—I'm guessing that stuff won't bridge damp due to its makeup. Fill the gap around the edge with ______? and mesh tape. Repeat as needed.
3. Clean and paint the bricks with Safeguard Drybase. Fill with Hardwall—will it stick to the DPM?—and then finish with Multi Finish. And would I need any PVA at any point? To me, this method is a lot more desirable to carry out.
I'm a semi-keen DIY dude and can be pretty good when I put my mind to it. I realize that the rad will hamper me a lot in getting a decent finish on both sides.
What would you all suggest, please?
Much obliged!
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