damp on adjoining neighbours wall

[jdeane]

My neighbour has a damp problem on an external wall built many years ago directly against walls which form buildings in our garden. None of the walls have damp proof courses and one of the garden buildings is two brick courses thick .
Above one of the garden walls there are a couple of obvious gaps in the pointing on my neighbours wall.
What would be the best options for treating the damp problem without having to demolish the garden buildings?

[thedoctor]

It sounds as if it may be the easiest solution to do what is called tanking. This involves painting on a completely waterproof skin on the inside of the wall, after removing the plaster, to stop water penetrating the building. The plaster is then replaced. This may not be the correct solution for this particular problem and we suggest that you get thye problem looked at by some damp proofing specialists in your area. You can check out the procedures they suggest by clicking into our projects section

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