Help: Repoint or Render?

[Nanz]

Hi there

I wonder if someone here can give me some advice / help on this. In our external wall, the brickwork below the render is in poor condition. You will see in the pictures attached.

One side backs onto the garden, the other is sitting below the decking.

The first question I have is, should the brick be repointed or plastered to match the rest of the property and would all the decking need to come up?

If it should be plastered, how far down should it go and how would you go about doing something like this? Would any damp proofing need to be installed?

There is no rising damp that we can see inside the property, the only issue is that we have had some mould in the kitchen cupboard that backs onto the wall where the garden is. This has been temporarily solved by putting a tube heater in the cupboard which keeps it at about 25°.

Any advice of guidance would be really helpful.

 

[Nanz]

Bumping this up to see if anyone has any advice.

 

[KenGMac]

Re-point, do not apply render the areas of visible brick is [probably] below the DPC and as such, if rendered could?? cause a bridging of the DPC and allow water into the property.

As far as re-point goes, replace any badly degraded bricks as you go, but do not remove a load of brick at one go in the same location.

Ken.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

The 'thick' joint is the Damp Proof course, can see the DPC sticking out in the middle pic. Some if not all may well be frost damage, not much that can be done, although the decking may offer some protection. As above, repoint, do not render and do not bridge the DPC or you will have a lot more to worry about!

 

[Nanz]

Re-point, do not apply render the areas of visible brick is [probably] below the DPC and as such, if rendered could?? cause a bridging of the DPC and allow water into the property.

As far as re-point goes, replace any badly degraded bricks as you go, but do not remove a load of brick at one go in the same location.

Ken.

The 'thick' joint is the Damp Proof course, can see the DPC sticking out in the middle pic. Some if not all may well be frost damage, not much that can be done, although the decking may offer some protection. As above, repoint, do not render and do not bridge the DPC or you will have a lot more to worry about!

Thank you for the advice! I will repoint and replace any degraded bricks.