Hi,
bit of a long story - getting ready to have the living room re-plastered last week and found a patch of mould on the wall which is on the otherside of the bathroom. We have gone to remove the grout and sealant today in order to stop the water leaking in, and have found basically a patch where the bath joins the wall where the wall has crumbled and its back to the brick on a section about 20cm wide x 3cm high. The depth of the gap is probably about 7-10cm in the widest parts.
What should we do? It's difficult to tell how damp the bricks are, and we were thinking of using something to fill in the gap (expanding foam?) and then putting the tiles back on top, but my dad thinks we should leave the whole thing to dry out for a couple of months - this is our only bathroom!!!!
anyone got any advice about whether it would be ok to go ahead and do this now or whether we should try and let it dry. Would it make it dry out quicker if I use a hairdryer or something?
Thanks
bit of a long story - getting ready to have the living room re-plastered last week and found a patch of mould on the wall which is on the otherside of the bathroom. We have gone to remove the grout and sealant today in order to stop the water leaking in, and have found basically a patch where the bath joins the wall where the wall has crumbled and its back to the brick on a section about 20cm wide x 3cm high. The depth of the gap is probably about 7-10cm in the widest parts.
What should we do? It's difficult to tell how damp the bricks are, and we were thinking of using something to fill in the gap (expanding foam?) and then putting the tiles back on top, but my dad thinks we should leave the whole thing to dry out for a couple of months - this is our only bathroom!!!!
anyone got any advice about whether it would be ok to go ahead and do this now or whether we should try and let it dry. Would it make it dry out quicker if I use a hairdryer or something?
Thanks
