Render over damaged wall

[Uncle_slow_pints]

Looking for some advice please. I'm not planning on doing this myself but know nothing about render so want to know what I'm asking for.

There is a retaining wall between my house and the neighbours, the wall was installed before we moved in and no allouance for drainage was added. The plan is to drill through and add a couple of pipes from my (higher) drive to the neighbours.

But, as shown in the image the bricks are not looking good so my thinking was to remove the top coarse and add some capping stones then render the sides.

Does rendering the sids sound like a reasonable idea? If so what is the best plan here? render boards, mesh, lime render, cement render, something else?

 

[23vc]

Although rendering’s got a chance of working, there are loads of different possible approaches and you’ll probably struggle to get anyone to put their name to any particular solution working. Brickwork doesn’t look in a good state and assume you can’t access the retaining side of the wall to see what if any waterproofing it’s got?

If it was my place and I had to keep the wall and not rebuild it, I’d probably blackjack it and either S&C render or find something that claims to be half decent on damp walls and use that, but wouldn’t hold my breath on it lasting too long.

 

[Uncle_slow_pints]

I will be doing the drive at some point, but not for a while. I have no idea about waterprrofing, but I assume nothing has been done since none of the jobs I've come across here have been done very well.

I can get at the wall from the other side, would there be any benefit on getting some of those damp rods installing or are there only really going to help with rising damp?

I'll have a look at blackack, would rather avoid digging down but maybe I'll have to.

 

[23vc]

Damp rods no, but waterproofing the back face of it with either dpm or liquid possibly. But probably not worth much effort given the state of it

 

[Mrs Ten Names]

What is the height of the wall. It looks to me as not high enough to warrant drainage pipes.

It's a garden wall. They sustain 'patina' over the years. Others would call it character.

 

[Odds]

Chisel out the ruined bricks and replace?

 

[Uncle_slow_pints]

What is the height of the wall. It looks to me as not high enough to warrant drainage pipes.

It's a garden wall. They sustain 'patina' over the years. Others would call it character.

I've attached a few more shots

 

[Mrs Ten Names]

I've attached a few more shots

So the height (the ground difference) is no more than 20cm at any point?

And your driveway looks mostly impervious to surface water. (where does that go?}It looks like your driveway slopes down to the footpath.
IMO it doesn't need any drainage pipes.

if you don't like the 'patina' do as Odds suggests. It might be a repetitive process after a few years.

 

[Uncle_slow_pints]

Most of the water runs away towards the drain, although some does pool by the garage before spilling through the gap and in to the neighbours.

Thanks for the replies, I may just leave it until I do the drive.

 

[Odds]

Whatever you decide, maybe think about capping the top layer to protect the mortar from the elements.