Hi,
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice-
In our back living room, the wallpaper was peeling off the outside wall, so I pulled it all down and discovered mould. Some of it is black dots, and some is white- looks almost like the white ice you get inside freezers. The wall is very cold to touch, and I could not decide if it seemed slightly damp. It was in places a bit crumbly, and some of the plaster came away with the paper. Also, in a couple of areas the top layer of plaster (maybe 5mm thick) had pulled itself away from the wall, making a sort of plaster bubble, which was hollow behind. I removed the loose plaster, and what I could of the mould, but I'm now not sure how to proceed- I want to properly treat the mould / wall so it won't happen again, but I'm a bit of a mould n damp n00b!- I'm not sure what caused it to happen in the first place, or what the best way to treat it would be? Ps, The outside of the wall was repointed and pebbledashed several years ago, and doesn't *look* damaged.
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice-
In our back living room, the wallpaper was peeling off the outside wall, so I pulled it all down and discovered mould. Some of it is black dots, and some is white- looks almost like the white ice you get inside freezers. The wall is very cold to touch, and I could not decide if it seemed slightly damp. It was in places a bit crumbly, and some of the plaster came away with the paper. Also, in a couple of areas the top layer of plaster (maybe 5mm thick) had pulled itself away from the wall, making a sort of plaster bubble, which was hollow behind. I removed the loose plaster, and what I could of the mould, but I'm now not sure how to proceed- I want to properly treat the mould / wall so it won't happen again, but I'm a bit of a mould n damp n00b!- I'm not sure what caused it to happen in the first place, or what the best way to treat it would be? Ps, The outside of the wall was repointed and pebbledashed several years ago, and doesn't *look* damaged.