How do you mean? What do you suggest I do? They have always been that height,I thought its not too much of an issue as it is an exterior wall My whole garden was sloping up to the height where the soil is on back wall so I levelled it out
The damp proof course is a layer of material that stops moisture from rising up the wall and causing damp. Any soil or whatever that goes above the dpc allows the damp to leap over the barrier. The dpc is usually a black layer between courses of bricks or blocks. It usually sticks out a bit. That seems to be where the paint meets the brick in your photo. But you should be able to tell what it is in reality.
Its not recommended to lay artificial grass straight onto soil, even if you put a layer of sand down drainage could be a problem. As to the wall can't you render over the area and paint it.
might explain why the render had been removed below the damp proof course.
If it was my house I’d want a reputable qualified builder to take a look at that wall before I spent any more money on doing stuff to the garden that might have to be undone.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Zahid_63c It depends on whether the white painted wall is part of a house, a garden wall or a shed? You only need a DPC if it's a house wall and many old houses don't have one. If it is a house wall, you just need to rake back the soil from your two flower beds where they meet the white wall and insert a length of damp course material or anything waterproof. Then just carefully put the soil back again so it sits just underneath the DPC.
To cover up the middle bit, I'd do as the landscaper advised, just insert treated wooden stakes and attach a wooden plank to them - treated decking boards would be ideal. Leave a bit of a gap behind for air flow.
Do as the others advise, but I think two sleepers along the front and then an internal framework for a long bench would be lovely. Keeps an airspace in there, and give you somewhere for a cup of tea and a few pots of flowers without making much yard space. I know you said price is an issue.. so maybe do it in a few months time when you've had a chance to save? Keeping with sleepers give you a much more polished uniform look.. but other wood planks the same color would work fine too.
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What do you suggest I do?
They have always been that height,I thought its not too much of an issue as it is an exterior wall
My whole garden was sloping up to the height where the soil is on back wall so I levelled it out
Do you suggest putting DMP agaisnt the wall
would be some work now as the soil is already there
As to the wall can't you render over the area and paint it.
https://community.screwfix.com/threads/render-below-damp-course.7954/
might explain why the render had been removed below the damp proof course.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
To cover up the middle bit, I'd do as the landscaper advised, just insert treated wooden stakes and attach a wooden plank to them - treated decking boards would be ideal. Leave a bit of a gap behind for air flow.