Retaining Wall Moisture Control
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Working on the damp stone wall of our house.
Music:
Aaron Paul - Fall From Grace
Aaron Paul - Full Metal Jacket
Sonda - Time
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Final Mortar Removal
02:05 - Old Concrete Render
03:00 - Time To Repoint
04:30 - The Next Day
05:35 - A Bespoke Hawk?
07:16 - Montage
09:12 - A Marathon Not A Sprint
10:25 - Distractions and Thoughts
Love your channel !
Maybe you can build a second retaining wall, even with cheap cinder blocks, leaving some space between it and the house wall, with drainage at the bottom. The top of the space will be covered with waterproofed concrete slab. I don't know the english term for that structure, but it can be really helpfull against humidity.
I would have explored pouring a 4-6” foundation wall encasing the old foundation below grade
How's your back holding out mate?! What laborious and grinding work.
Your project, as I have watched from day one, is the most challenging battle against water I've seen!
I live in Florida and have had my own issues in staying dry against water. I wish you well in finding the answers for your unique situation. You've done a remarkable job my friend.
Graham- Orlando- USA
Thanks. My back does have the occasional bad day!
Can't help but think that your reticence to knock off that concrete render may come back to bite you.
The problem is that concrete traps moisture in the wall, so imho better to bite the bulletin and get the concrete off, various options on how to do this without stones coming out include drilling &/or angle grinder, in order that the whole wall is done properly?
I'd recommend a similar approach anywhere else where concrete has been used over a stone & lime.
Hmmm. I tend to agree with you. Maybe I'll give it (more) of a go.
Would be awsome if the garden wall was the as tall as the base of the house. At the back. And are you going to put a deep french drain around the house. To move the access moisture away during the wet seasons. And a nice welcome change to seeing others renovating there homes. Instead of just ripping them down and starting again.
Keep up the great work.
French drain already installed at rear, it's in a previous video! Cheers. : )
You are definitely in your ‘Zen stride’.😉👍
😊 Cheers. And thanks for your long-time support!
Cut the toe from a pair of socks and pull them up and over, onto your shoe tongue
I have followed your ‘journey’ since episode 1 ‘The Hole’ and thoroughly enjoy your relaxed presentation of your videos. Here’s to the next one…cheers!
Thank you.
I was thinking a pastries bag might make it easier to repoint the stones
You can purchase pointing guns with refillable cartridges these days.
Were those iron brackets once used to support guttering? as there seems to be a horizontal line along the house, making a single story barn. The left hand rear corner seems to have a quite a big corner post, with a vertical line, then along towards the doorway, there seems to be another vertical joint. Would there have been a large barn door? Both windows seem a newer then the doorway. The mystery of old houses...
Me too. 😅
Today i recognised how big your new roof is. And just one downspout for your rain gutter. Did you take a look on a heavy rainfall? It might overflow and brings water near to your wall/foundation
It has handled very large rainfall already, so seems good. : )
As always, a lovely story(telling). Thank you! 🤍
I'm scared to watch this - I need to do this but to a depth of 3m with no access for machinery ... and once I watch this I'm going to know exactly what I'm in for. Gulp 🤪 Well done for getting it done!
I’ve followed you from the beginning, and I’m amazed to see, how the hole has changed😊
Thanks.I hope you cover it all with a waterproof bitumen. Some of tht stone is shale and allows water to wick inside. If not waterproofed all your hard work is for not. Maybe use Kryton to seal it. Water reacted crystal membrane. When the water hits the crystal, the crystal grows and makes a water tight seal.
On another note Im not a fan of focusing on my problems. I mostly focus and share what my plan is and how im doing it as well as how I can do it better.
You are you and I accept it that way . Thanks for the videos.
Bonjour eh!bien vous êtes reparti pour faire des joins c'est très bien c'est un travail tout à fait nécessaire...bon courage à bientôt
There's a lovely flow to your stories 😊 thank you for sharing
👍👍👍. Thank you
I`ll never understand why builders don`t use those large syringes to do pointing, surely it`s 10 times easier & quicker?
Entertaining video as always 🎉
I noticed your new hawk right away. What a great gift! Should speed up pointing significantly - especially where you have wide joints and need a lot of mortar. Making great progress! Good decision about the concrete.
I'm very happy to know you had a good day. The slate heart was a great finish
Thanks, I will check out the link. : )
@@TheRenovationProject Keep up the great work and the well done videos.
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Is there any type of breathable membrane that you can acquire to prevent the damp invading the wall? - Regards.
Yes there is but I don’t know the name of it.
the correct thing to use is concrete (3 parts sand, 1 part portland cement) with a silicate based waterproofing additive such as sika-1. It stops the water and still allows it to breathe
are you sure you are using that auk the right way round🤣🤣
Il me semblait bien aussi, pour en avoir vu utiliser par d’autres bricoleurs 😮 plus logique 😊
will that concrete not cause damp
He is not using concrete it’s lime which is correct on stone.
Hydrated lime, usually used for lower down pointing like this or weather facing faces.
I was told to use NHL 2 or 2.5 max for normal houses by a restoration specialist.
@@heatherarthur6232 the correct thing to use here would be concrete as it will be in contact with water for long periods of time