Hi,
The house we have is circa 200 years old and has thick walls made of stone and rubble.
Over the years various owners of the house have rendered and re-rendered, but we`re suffering from quite a bit of damp and plaster blowing off etc. On the top layer, it is mostly gypsum plaster which i plan to take off.
Underneath though i`m not sure if it is lyme render or cement - its fairly thick in places. I`ve taken a few photos - am i best just hacking the lot off and starting again? Or is that lower layer looking like lyme and i can save myself a fair amount of work?
Two walls will have a stud wall constructed in front with 4 x2s, so i plan to leave them bare stone behind and then create the framework so they`ll be an air gap of around 12cm ish hopefully allowing them to breathe a bit.
The other walls i was planning to leave bare stone behind the kitchen units up to a height of about 1m - will this be sufficent to allow the walls to dry out and breathe properly?
Here`s a few pics, thanks, mike
The house we have is circa 200 years old and has thick walls made of stone and rubble.
Over the years various owners of the house have rendered and re-rendered, but we`re suffering from quite a bit of damp and plaster blowing off etc. On the top layer, it is mostly gypsum plaster which i plan to take off.
Underneath though i`m not sure if it is lyme render or cement - its fairly thick in places. I`ve taken a few photos - am i best just hacking the lot off and starting again? Or is that lower layer looking like lyme and i can save myself a fair amount of work?
Two walls will have a stud wall constructed in front with 4 x2s, so i plan to leave them bare stone behind and then create the framework so they`ll be an air gap of around 12cm ish hopefully allowing them to breathe a bit.
The other walls i was planning to leave bare stone behind the kitchen units up to a height of about 1m - will this be sufficent to allow the walls to dry out and breathe properly?
Here`s a few pics, thanks, mike
