Advice needed: How to remove rendering? Damp can be a major issue in the home. Find answers to questions or post your own here.

[Lopez]

I have recently bought a house and it has damp problem.
The external walls of the house have been rendered about 8 years ago and they rendered it to ground level (below DPC level). I believe this is what is causing the damp problem and I want to remove the rendering to above DPC level.
How can I remove the rendering? I tried chisel and hammer and it does not work. It will damage the brickwork. I was wondering if there is any grinding machinery that I can use.
Many Thanks
Lopez :(

[thedoctor]

No tricks here Lopez, if the render is stuck well to the bricks they will get damaged no matter how you try to remove it.

[dcmoore]

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