I live in a council house and 10 weeks ago they re rendered and plastered my room due to damp. 2 of the walls are still not dry and have what looks like salt crystals growing where the plaster is still wet . I cant paint or put down flooring until this is rectified . Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what I can do to dry it out. the heating has been on the whole time.
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Plaster with salt growing out of it
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I live in a council house and 10 weeks ago they re rendered and plastered my room due to damp. 2 of the walls are still not dry and have what looks like salt crystals growing where the plaster is still wet . I cant paint or put down flooring until this is rectified . Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what I can do to dry it out. the heating has been on the whole time.The plaster is sucking moisture from the wall that it has been applied to....unfortunately it won't cease until the damp itself has been completely eradicated from that wall.
John
John
Effervescence caused by salt leeching out, unless they have cured the damp problem it will continue.
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