Hi
Sometime ago I discovered damp on my front room chimney breast. I assumed it came from an uncapped chimney, (I had previously removed a gas fire from the fireplace). Last summer I capped the chimney and checked the stack, roof and flashings for damage – there was none. I then left the room until this year to dry.
When I raked out and filled the area recently I noticed that the filler wouldn’t dry.
I called in a damp expert. He diagnosed rising damp and prescribed the following:
1. Remove plaster from the lower part of chimney breast
2. Inject DPC
3. Replace plaster with waterproofing formula.
This work was carried out last week (Thursday). I asked the guy how long the work would take to dry and was told that it should be dry in a day or two, by Monday (today) at the latest.
The work has not dried, this was it this morning.
In addition I am seeing a strong salt line appearing at the edge of the work, and rust is blooming through the edge where he replaced the beading, see here.
Is this normal or should I get the guy back?
If it is normal, how long might this really take to dry, (I have to paint before the floor coverings can go in and that is booked for next Saturday, do I need to cancel?
Thanks for your help guys.
M
Sometime ago I discovered damp on my front room chimney breast. I assumed it came from an uncapped chimney, (I had previously removed a gas fire from the fireplace). Last summer I capped the chimney and checked the stack, roof and flashings for damage – there was none. I then left the room until this year to dry.
When I raked out and filled the area recently I noticed that the filler wouldn’t dry.
I called in a damp expert. He diagnosed rising damp and prescribed the following:
1. Remove plaster from the lower part of chimney breast
2. Inject DPC
3. Replace plaster with waterproofing formula.
This work was carried out last week (Thursday). I asked the guy how long the work would take to dry and was told that it should be dry in a day or two, by Monday (today) at the latest.
The work has not dried, this was it this morning.
In addition I am seeing a strong salt line appearing at the edge of the work, and rust is blooming through the edge where he replaced the beading, see here.
Is this normal or should I get the guy back?
If it is normal, how long might this really take to dry, (I have to paint before the floor coverings can go in and that is booked for next Saturday, do I need to cancel?
Thanks for your help guys.
M