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and another option from Ty Mawr EcoMortar R50 So we have: 1. Lime, green solo but need solo mesh and silic8 primer at 6mm depth making it quite costly 2. EcoMortar R50 or Fibrelime at a 3-4mm with just some scrim over the worst cracks, no grit primer and 50% of the cost

agreed. Should have written 'rising damp'. we've had to hack off the previous remedial treatment. The question is are there any workable solutions that don't include the expense of lime, green solo mesh and silic8 MPL2 primer?

I have also had Fibrelime (dry bagged) recommended to me. Does not require stabilising grit or scrim for joints so works out about half the price of the l*m*-g***n solo plus primer plus mesh solution because it already has fibres to hold against cracks. Any one used these products?

Working on a late Victorian terrace half-basement and first floor with stone walls and installing a limecrete type screed at ground level for underfloor heating. Now the walls have had previous attempts at waterproofing up to 1m for rising damp and now we have had to hack some of this away...