Any tips on plastering a 1930s semi? All the old blown plaster has been hacked off from the internal walls & the stair wall which backs onto a garage & the area around the door also. Do these areas have to be redone with lime as Ive been reading about it allowing walls to breath. Is the modern day bonding plaster going to cause problems in my house?
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There are a number of ways you can do this, you can if wanted use a lime render but this is not essential as browning as a base coat or even dot'n'dab method of fixing plasterboards can be used.
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peaps
Browning can't be used but you could d&D.
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What material are the walls made of?
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peaps
It should be redone in lime.
I believe its a lime plaster, as it was built in 1932. Im wondering how the new homes cope that are built, as they use gypsum. Also if done in lime, will the walls have to be papered? Wont the paper or paint stop the wall from 'breathing'?
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Old houses weren't build with moderd damp prevention methods and often with no cavity, this is one reason why lime was used. Modern materials are impervious and so water finds it harder to get in, this is not so for old houses built with lime. Lime soaks water and naturally evaporates allowing the wall to breath so if you apply gypsum plasters this will stop the wall from breathing and so promote damp.
You can purchase paint etc that you can use on lime surfaces, these products allow the wall to breath
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