Recent content by jamiem1976

The house is probably 1920, I would say its solid brick with no cavity, and its my dining rooms external wall. The large patch is where I had the initial issue. There was like a fluffy powdery substance there and this seems to be coming back. The other patches of blistering could be caused by...

Sorry, just meant sealed prior to being skimmed. I'm not diy minded whatsoever. Apologies.

That's what I thought, but as the area was treated, am I looking at something more sinister? Like I'm thinking oil in the brickwork?

Hi all, new to forum. Have major issues with paint peeling and blistering from skimmed wall. Was does as recently as 2 years back (was treated before skimmed). Original plasterwork was white and flaking, almost powder like hence the treatment before being skimmed. Its now back with...