Sand & Cement plaster

[Ludmilla]

Hi,

I am not a builder, but I have a very damp flat. The builder who came round said that the walls were very damp (on his meter) and that the plaster was not the right sort and for an old house (flat is the basement of victorian terraced house) the bricks should have been rendered/covered in sand and cement. At least I think that is what he said.

So, if that is the case what is put ontop of the sand and cement for the paint to sit on, or does one paint direct onto the sand and cement.

I am not planning to do this myself (ho ho) but before i call another damp specialist I was hoping to educate myself a bit.

Many thanks for your time.

Ludmilla

 

[Hike]

Hi Ludmilla.

I'm not a builder either, but I believe what he means is to first render your bricks using a sand/cement mix and then to plaster over the top of that. That is what you would paint on once dry. Hope this helps and I'm sure a plasterer will be along soon to give you proper advice.

 

[ree]

Hike,

"I'm not a builder" neither are you reliable: you were asked for pics on your October post, you twice promised to post them - so far nothing.
Now, here you are popping up to give advice

 

[ree]

OP,

You would do best to research on here and in the building forum ref. damp basement situations, it can get very involved, and what you have so far posted goes nowhere near what to do and how to do it.

The notion that a new coating of plaster/render and a paint job will do anything for you but waste your money, wont fly.

At the least, you could post pics of the inside of the basement and the outside - that way we would have a better idea of your situation.

 

[Hike]

Hike,

"I'm not a builder" neither are you reliable: you were asked for pics on your October post, you twice promised to post them - so far nothing.
Now, here you are popping up to give advice

ree,

I see nothing wrong with my reply to the OP. Ludmilla had left a post which had gone unanswered for a week. This can be disheartening when you just want a bit of advice. I did specify from the outset that I was not a builder and unable to give proper advice. If all I achieved by replying to Ludmilla was to bring his/her post to the attention of someone more qualified then that is at least helping in some small way. If you must criticize and refer to me as being 'unreliable', then at least have the decency to do so on the thread I created instead of on Ludmilla's thread.

Regards

Hike

 

[ree]

If you were "unable to give proper advice" why give any "advice"? The suggestion you made, and the suggestion of the OP's builder are both quite wrong in the context of a "very damp " basement.

On a web site viewed by hundreds per day i dont think that any particular post would be in need of attention? Do you also moderate?

I'm so gad that you mentioned "decency" given that you received free unconditional professional advice, yet you didn't honor a single promise to post a few pics.

As for tackling you on the earlier thread - but you were no longer there: you were here giving "advice".

 

[Hike]

Ree,

If you re-read the OP and then my response, I'm sure you'll see that I was not offering advice, merely offering some clarification. I specified that I was not a builder and unable to offer proper advice. I hope this clears things up. All the best to you ree.

Hike

 

[ree]

I read it, thats why i responded. Nothing to clear up - i dont need clarification posing as informal advice.

By the way, while you are posting on here, and again on the other thread why not use the time more valuably by posting the promised pics?