damp/condensation

[bezzapebo]

I am suffering with damp/condensation at my home. I have been advised to treat the outside bricks with Aquaseal, but I can't find this product anywhere. It may be manufactured by Ronseal or Cuprinol, but I can't find it on their websites. Does anybody know where I can buy Aquaseal - or find out more about it?

[raysparx1]

Are they ordinary bricks ? if they are I wouldn't use aquaseal I would use something like "Thompsons water seal" but somebody else might know better, hope buildersmate comes along.

[buildersmate]

The generic name of the product is Silicone Water Proofer, it usually comes in a 5 litre can and you brush it into DRY brick/mortar. It sinks into the surface but has a highly volatile solvent in it that evaporate leaving the silicone waterproofing behind. It does work - I have used it recently on the cement haunchings at the sides of a roofing valley. Where I can't reach the mortar goes green with moss but no sign of moss where I have treated.
Jewson's sell their own brand - about �25 per can.
Its only useful to treat bricks that get soaked by rain and hence damp that is coming through from the outside. It won't stop condensation IN your rooms caused by washing drying, showering etc.

[bezzapebo]

Thanks for your help. We've sorted the condensation, this was for the damp coming in from outside :-)