Recent content by Phil 638476

I understand this is an old thread but I have just replaced the lime torching in our loft, although time consuming it is a very easy and relatively cheap job. I used a total of 25 bags of premixed hemp lime plaster and it cost less than £300. A hell of a lot cheaper than replacing the roof.

I have a 200+ year old cellar, half of the cellar is sandstone walls with the original lime mortar, half of the cellar had been rendered in cement, the un-rendered walls are bone dry, the rendered walls were damp. The floors are stone flags laid on earth. The floors attract condensation and are...

I wouldn't recommend a damp proof paint or anything which will seal the water into the stone or brick, use something which breaths (allows water vapour to pass through) such as Limewash or a chalk based paint, I have used Earthborn Claypaint for my damp cellar and its great, it is expensive but...