August 17, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
How could I have my damp course repaired without having the walls re plastered?
As all the carpets need to be removed all radiaters, skirting boards and plug sockets.
If you are getting rising damp plastering the wall will not help, I solved this problem by drilling holes about 4" apart and injecting a damp proofing liquid into the holes,the filling the holes with cement, don’t plaster below the the holes as it will only let the rising damp get back up the wall. I did this on the outside of a solid wall so if you intend to do this on the inside you will have to remove the skirting boards etc.
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Posted by Josh A
August 17, 2010 @ 1:20 pm
no way duh
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Posted by Tommy Andrew James Stanton-Cole
August 17, 2010 @ 1:26 pm
The easiest way to stop damp is to dry line a wall. I did it at the age of 14 with my dad and i tell you now it isnt rocket science…the only problem IS plastering.
All preventations of damp include replastering, sorry…
Tommy
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Posted by boy boy
August 17, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
there are firms out there that make these claims ..but as a builder for over forty years ..iv`never seen it work 100%.. its best to strip to 1metre high ..have it injected ..then re plaster using lime lite plaster ..its the best by far …to give you some idea ..if you put the base coat (browning )on a wall ..let it dry for a few days ..then tip a glass of water on the wall from above 90%will be absorbed by the wall before it hits the floor …do the same with lime lite and 95%will land on floor ..and that’s what you want ..a non absorbent wall …bet you wont find any local authorities that do it without removing old damp plaster !!
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Posted by navi
August 17, 2010 @ 2:28 pm
I don ‘t understand the "repaired bit",if it is only local repair to the damp course then what you are saying is over the top. If you mean they are putting a damp course all through the property then you will have to have the walls stripped. Even if they weren’t stripped now they would be in the future because as the walls dry out they shrink and with the shrinkage the plaster will crack and normally come loose against the brickwork and eventually fall off. I have seen this quite a bit and it is the normal outcome.
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Posted by stephen k
August 17, 2010 @ 2:57 pm
if you need a new damp course you will be better off to have the bottom meter re rendered with water proof render
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plasterer of 30 years
Posted by John L
August 17, 2010 @ 3:21 pm
If you are getting rising damp plastering the wall will not help, I solved this problem by drilling holes about 4" apart and injecting a damp proofing liquid into the holes,the filling the holes with cement, don’t plaster below the the holes as it will only let the rising damp get back up the wall. I did this on the outside of a solid wall so if you intend to do this on the inside you will have to remove the skirting boards etc.
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