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Replying to this old thread to counter all the suggestions of PVA, sealer etc. Heat from the new stove is possibly forcing out long-standing moisture from the brickwork and recent residual moisture from plasterwork, which is getting trapped under a modern plastic paint which has no choice but...

Any suggestions? This has maxed out my DIY skills.

The white rendered wall is ours, from the drain at bottom of pic to the broom

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Hi, Just bought our first house (1890s terrace) and now dealing with the inevitable age and previous owner related issues. At the front, there is a large (12 inch square) patterned air brick which lets lots of air into the cellar, and I have also unblocked the coal chute. The cellar isn't dry...