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Hi,
3 bed semi - red brick (1930's)
I am buying my first home (offer accepted, searches underway and solicitors instructed) but my Homebuyer survey has come back to say my Gable end wall needs some serious TLC - some spalling/cracked bricks, needs re-pointing and had high damp meter readings which they believe is caused from rising damp.

photo attached - can anyone help? is it rising damp?

the guttering above has a hole in it too so believe it has had rain water running down side of house too so unsure if penetrating or rising?
Also the survey wasn't 100% clear that it was definitely or not so looking for advice.

I'm happy to look at DPC treatments, replacing spalling bricks and re-point and fix guttering - what I don't know is if this is enough and if there's any advice?

I would also want to look at damp proofing/weather proofing bricks after works completed too.

thanks

water ingress from unpointed brickwork, looks like the cause to all the damp, if you repair this then all the damp should disappear in time,

welsh brickie wrote:water ingress from unpointed brickwork, looks like the cause to all the damp, if you repair this then all the damp should disappear in time,

Thanks a lot! :)