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Dry line old shed

  • 25-04-2021 7:06pm
    #1
    Bigoldhouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭


    I have an old brick build shed at the side of my house. There's soil/earth sitting up against the back wall, and one of the side walls. Nothing I can do about clearing that out, it's been like this for 50 years or so. Inside the shed is damp, but not wet.

    Is there a way to dry line this? Can I put up plastic membrane or something like it and then put up a frame off the wall or am I asking for trouble down the road?
    Only going to be storing tools, bikes etc in it.


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  • #2
    148multi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭148multi


    Bigoldhouse wrote: »
    I have an old brick build shed at the side of my house. There's soil/earth sitting up against the back wall, and one of the side walls. Nothing I can do about clearing that out, it's been like this for 50 years or so. Inside the shed is damp, but not wet.

    Is there a way to dry line this? Can I put up plastic membrane or something like it and then put up a frame off the wall or am I asking for trouble down the road?
    Only going to be storing tools, bikes etc in it.

    Do you mind answering why you can do nothing about soil against the wall.


  • #3
    Bigoldhouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭Bigoldhouse


    148multi wrote: »
    Do you mind answering why you can do nothing about soil against the wall.

    It was built into a hill, so to the rear and one side earth is sitting against it which is also neighbours land. We think the walls were originally retaining walls and the shed seems to have been built off it at some stage. It’s an old house, one part 1940s and another 1850s.


  • #4
    148multi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭148multi


    Bigoldhouse wrote: »
    I have an old brick build shed at the side of my house. There's soil/earth sitting up against the back wall, and one of the side walls. Nothing I can do about clearing that out, it's been like this for 50 years or so. Inside the shed is damp, but not wet.

    Is there a way to dry line this? Can I put up plastic membrane or something like it and then put up a frame off the wall or am I asking for trouble down the road?
    Only going to be storing tools, bikes etc in it.

    Putting plastic will only consentrate the problem, dry line with green slab on a stud 2"from the wall, airflow is key.


  • #5
    Stihl waters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Stihl waters


    Use a metal stud system to create a cavity on the inside keeping it freestanding and out from the wall a couple of inches, if it's just a store I'd use plywood to board the walls and that way you can screw shelves etc. straight onto the wall


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