Dampness in the wall which is more in contact with the rain

Dear Carmen, There are two problems here - allowing any water ingress in the brickwork to escape and finding the source of the water ingress. based on the age of the house it will be a solid brick construction, i.e. no cavity, built with lime mortar if it has been re-pointed with a cement based pointing this is what is causing your problem. As it is a solid brick building with no cavity, the water is transferring from the outside bricks to the inside creating dampness Solution is remove the cement pointing and replace with a N.H.L. natural hydraulic lime, this will allow the walls to breathe. There is no cement in lime mortar. It is also the wrong time of the year to do this job as the outside temperature is too low, main areas for water ingress are drips or dripping gutter, eroded roof felt at the gutter line, cracked or broken roof tiles, unsealed windows. good luck Alex

Hi In my opinion this is a problem of old and without thermal insulation of walls which also quickly absorb moisture from the outside. Please check the quality of made ​​pointing. Small cracks should be filled with cement mix with the addition of water seal. After that you should cover the entire wall water seal. It's cheap and really good damp proof exterior walls. Inside the building you need to perform thermal wall insulation. After all, the house will be dry and certainly very warm, and also save money on heating. I wish a successful renovation. Slavek