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horizontal line of what looks to be wet bricks out the outside walls t

Posted by teresa cawthorne, on
horizontal line of what looks to be wet bricks out the outside walls the mortar looks very wet but when millimeters underneath is dry? Is this a DPC issue?
Chris Plastow

Chris Plastow

this is called a "tide mark" it is a line of salt left over from a previous DPC issue, now resolved. It will mostly show after rain or periods of high humidity, nothing to worry about !

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