Help please! I think my enthusiasm may have exceeded my ability and I've been a bit silly, but I wanted to check...
Summary: Delapidated apartment. Moved in as a 'fixer upper'. Stripped wallpaper back. Found the plaster behind crumbling. Sanded it down,removed rotten plaster, replastered, then wallpapered.
Should I have glossed the plaster before I re-wallpapered ?
Details: I'm having a damp problem. Big spreading stain with mould creeping in through the new wallpaper. Now, I KNOW there is a problem with the roof that needs to be dealt with, but my real question is: Have I made it worse by missing something ?
An aquaintance mentioned 'glossing' in conversation the other day and I wondered if I should have 'sealed' the wall after plastering (that seems logical, but my DIY experience isn't up to referencing it.) All I did was plaster, then slap an anti-mould coat on followed by paper.
I've spoken to the landlord about the roof and I'm planning to strip it all back to get rid of the damage + mould, but I DON'T want to repeat the same mistake if I've made one.
Please help? [/u]
Summary: Delapidated apartment. Moved in as a 'fixer upper'. Stripped wallpaper back. Found the plaster behind crumbling. Sanded it down,removed rotten plaster, replastered, then wallpapered.
Should I have glossed the plaster before I re-wallpapered ?
Details: I'm having a damp problem. Big spreading stain with mould creeping in through the new wallpaper. Now, I KNOW there is a problem with the roof that needs to be dealt with, but my real question is: Have I made it worse by missing something ?
An aquaintance mentioned 'glossing' in conversation the other day and I wondered if I should have 'sealed' the wall after plastering (that seems logical, but my DIY experience isn't up to referencing it.) All I did was plaster, then slap an anti-mould coat on followed by paper.
I've spoken to the landlord about the roof and I'm planning to strip it all back to get rid of the damage + mould, but I DON'T want to repeat the same mistake if I've made one.
Please help? [/u]