How to deal with walls affected by rising damp and infiltration?

PROBLEM: Rising damp and infiltration in masonry

In old buildings, basement areas are often affected by humidity and water leakage.

Solving the problem from the inside without excavating the outside becomes extremely important.

Translated sentence:

CYCLE		INDICATIVE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL PER M2
1	Completely remove the plaster down to the live brick for a height equal to three times the thickness of the wall above the maximum rising damp level, taking care to remove all friable or loose parts. Thoroughly wash the masonry and close the large cracks with mortar, using brick chips if necessary.
2	Apply two coats of LAMPOSAL K610 anti-salt whitewash on still damp masonry, taking care to apply the second coat when the previous one has set.	4 - 5 KG/M2 IN TWO COATS