We have lived in this house for 50 years so it's actually 350 years old - not that I suppose that it makes any difference. It's been damp most of the time we have been here apart from a few years when Maggie thatcher was throwing money at the building trade when we had quite a lot of work done.
We only put in for a damp course but in order to have that they said the house needed to be brought up to modern standards, as a result we had new floors, ceilings, windows, doors and roof. They did a silicone injection damp course which lasted for a few years then failed and of course the company that did it had gone bust.
We have put up with it until now but the paint is coming off the internal walls in some places and in others the plaster as well. We keep the place pretty warm, we have a multi fuel stove and also an oil boiler so the part we live in is reasonably comfortable, but behind anything against the wall it is damp and mouldy.
We don't have a lot of money to throw at it so I am looking for the cheapest way to at least stop the damp and mould. My son suggests we use breathable paint on the walls, after having stripped the old paint off of course, the only breathable paint I can find is masonry. paint, not that we object to that if it does the job.
Can anyone offer any suggestions.
Thanks
Peter
We only put in for a damp course but in order to have that they said the house needed to be brought up to modern standards, as a result we had new floors, ceilings, windows, doors and roof. They did a silicone injection damp course which lasted for a few years then failed and of course the company that did it had gone bust.
We have put up with it until now but the paint is coming off the internal walls in some places and in others the plaster as well. We keep the place pretty warm, we have a multi fuel stove and also an oil boiler so the part we live in is reasonably comfortable, but behind anything against the wall it is damp and mouldy.
We don't have a lot of money to throw at it so I am looking for the cheapest way to at least stop the damp and mould. My son suggests we use breathable paint on the walls, after having stripped the old paint off of course, the only breathable paint I can find is masonry. paint, not that we object to that if it does the job.
Can anyone offer any suggestions.
Thanks
Peter