JohnBishop Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Hi All, I hope you are well. I have the outer insulation however below the damp line there are red bricks. There is some black residue but it's worn out. I was wondering if I should repaint it with a bitumen paint? What do you say? Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 What damp line? Was this question supposed to follow on from another thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 dpc? I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Yes, the DPC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 I am talking about this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 The DPC should be level with the bottom of the render, I have often seen bricks painted like that but never understood it, surely the bricks being below the DPC would be better letting any damp evaporate which Bitumen paint would stop 🤷♂️. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 55 minutes ago, joe90 said: The DPC should be level with the bottom of the render, I have often seen bricks painted like that but never understood it, surely the bricks being below the DPC would be better letting any damp evaporate which Bitumen paint would stop 🤷♂️. right so you say it's nonsensical to do that on those bricks. Not sure if this is actually bitumen paint but it looks like it must be at least 15 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 but can I paint it with an exterior masonry paint or just leave it as is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted Wednesday at 08:14 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:14 My old man would paint the bricks below the dpc religiously, every year. Mind he got the black bitumen paint from work... I like the look tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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