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Hi, I've removed a skim which was coming away along with old wallpaper from a hallway in a 1930's house. I'm left with what I *think* is lime plaster (as it has hairs in it) over lath. Can anyone suggest how to apply a new skim? What should I use? I'm assuming PVA under regular...

Photo links fixed. Ok so current plan is to cut a channel out from drive along side wall and also clear away what looks like the bodge job of cement around both pipes. It does seem too much of coincidence that both damp walls inside are next to the drain pipes. Cheers.

Thanks John. Really helpful. I've had the old tiles up for nearly 2 months now. The situation has improved but I still think there are two corners where a couple of bricks stay damp. The floor gets damp if you leave something not breathable on it. I will give it more time though as you say.

128 - Outside wall. I hacked at the cement a bit in a suspect area but stopped when I realised I'd need a stone saw to do the job properly. Stone "box" around soil pipe looks like a bodge? Bricks stay damp during dry weather. This is where the damp corner in kitchen is. Also roughly where...

Hi all, I'm trying to sort out a damp problem in my kitchen but have found a few different possible causes and I'm not sure which to put at the top of my list, or if I'm missing anything. The main issue is damp concrete floor at one end of kitchen (if it is not allowed to breath), and two...