Gem321

Thanks for your relies. There isn't any damp but I don't want the possibility of damp occurring. The guys who did the work convinced me at the time that it was required (they were doing other work on my house). The experience with them has not been good (embarrassed to say I feel I was missed sold the pointing and other work). I was charged £500 to redo the mortar on a 3 bed semi. Does anyone know how much the cost is usually to re mortar the damp course as my son is saying I've been conned. I'd like to give a realistic figure to the company who charged me this.

The damp course (slate) on my house has been covered completely in mortar, should it be removed? I have been told by a friend that it bridges and the slate should be visible, therefore there may be possible problems in the future. The guys who did it say that it is ok and the slate should be covered. They pointed out that my neighbours house has mortar that covers the damp course. Will it be ok to leave as it is or should I insist they re do it