wet bricks under my window

[FOSSY12345]

Last year we had problems with ants where they got in cavity of outside wall under my window I grouted brick joints where they were getting in now bricks seem wet and cold/ damp to touch what is wrong please advise

 

[Johnmelad]

Last year we had problems with ants where they got in cavity of outside wall under my window I grouted brick joints where they were getting in now bricks seem wet and cold/ damp to touch what is wrong please advise

What sort of grout?

Pictures would be nice.

 

[FOSSY12345]

just used general mortar , here are couple photos

 

[footprints]

Do you know where the damp proof course is? Unless that window is very low in the room it looks like the slabs may be above the DPC.

 

[FOSSY12345]

Damp proof course is 2 brick high wet bricks go up to 5 high

 

[footprints]

Assuming that it's not just heavy rain driving onto the slabs/brick it suggests your DPC may be faulty. It may be that the reason the ants got in was the pointing crumbling as a result of damp you had not noticed.

Sorry that's not much help I'm afraid.

 

[Nige F]

looks like the dpc has been pointed over , maybe bridging it

 

[FOSSY12345]

Is bridging it an easy fix to do or do I need builder

 

[Alastairreid]

Its the conduit below the cill thats causing it.

The waters dripping from the cill onto the conduit then running down the face of the brick.

 

[Alastairreid]

Is bridging it an easy fix to do or do I need builder

You need a cill extension!

http://www.truelineproducts.co.uk/over-sills.htm