Recent content by olambeth

Thanks I was merely looking for some consensus on the matter from others who've experienced a similar problem. My biggest concern is with externally insulating with wood fibre board a stone wall that could still be damp. From Peter Ward's perspective with stone work this is a big no no.

I'm buying an old farm house and have had a chat with the surveyor looking at the property today. He was pretty concerned by the moisture being trapped in the stonework by an old render applied in 1969 (he found datings whilst conducting the survey) and a new render applied by the vendors in...