Lime Plasterer Required in DN14

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Hi There,

I have got issues with condensation damp in the kitchen, I have been told by a damp surveyor and also by doing a lot of research on Google that I need to hack this off and start again using lime plaster. The house is a solid brick built end terraced house built around 1900's.

The kitchen is roughly 2.5m x 3.5m and also a small pantry. I am looking to get a quote for the whole room and pantry being re-plastered or only half way up (I will take it back to the brick) - the price will determine which way I go.

It is my first house so I am learning here. If you need any more info let me know. I want to get this sorted out ASAP preferably before winter sets in again - although we don't seem to be getting much of a summer anyway.

I live very close to M62 J34 - DN14 so anybody in my area who can help?

Thank you, Jade.





 
You have not got a balance air flow mate or was it already there when you bought the house, in which case maybe last folks who lived there had a tumble dryer cooking with no windows open or no fan clothes on rads,etc etc are any of the walls in kitchen single skin. It's alright lime plastering but should you then decorate with modern paints whats the point to the lime plaster,
 
I know there are ventilation issues - these are being sorted out as well. The house was stood empty for a year before I bought it and there were no issues present at that point - obviously with nobody living there, there was nobody cooking etc to create the condensation.
I am aware that I cannot use modern paints and will have to use a lime wash. The point of the lime plaster is to not waste my money on having gypsum plaster put on again and having the same problem again in a few years time.
 
you always have the option of board and skim using metal tracking and joists the metal wont transfer the damp to the boards and you wont have to worry about limewashing the walls. It might work out faster and cheaper than lime plaster.

have you checked your roof/airbricks/pointing out?? the amount of times iv seen period houses with cement pointing its enough to make you cry!......double check everything else out first.
 
I can understand were your coming from but if you have condensation. problem having re done in lime may help but will not stop the problem. Is the outside of your home pebble dashed or other wall coverings render eic. How is your home I mean the floor plan through lounge open plan kitchen/
 
Nothing on external walls.
Front to Back: Living Room, Stairway, Kitchen, Small Hall, Bathroom. 2 bedrooms upstairs. Typical 2 up 2 down.
The walls themselves are bone dry it's just the plaster that is damp.
I know just putting lime plaster on will not fix the problem, we are sorting out ventilation issues, as I said, which together they should fix it.
Roof is fine, few air bricks have been blocked up but we are resolving this. There are only a few small patches (luckily) were there is concrete pointing but it isn't where the walls are affected.
 
Try installing a positive pressure system, relatively cheap,. There are many options available to you but really it's all guess work without looking at your property, was he a proper surveyor or some one just looking to give you a quote ? Get some local spreads to come have a look and advise, good luck
 
That's why I have posted on here trying to find somebody local who can help. The few I have contacted don't seem to know anything about lime plaster so I was hoping somebody on here might be able to help and come out and have a look.
I will have a look at positive pressure systems.
He was a proper surveyor - an independent one so not trying to sell me anything.
 
JadeHS said:
I know there are ventilation issues - these are being sorted out as well. The house was stood empty for a year before I bought it and there were no issues present at that point - obviously with nobody living there, there was nobody cooking etc to create the condensation.
I am aware that I cannot use modern paints and will have to use a lime wash. The point of the lime plaster is to not waste my money on having gypsum plaster put on again and having the same problem again in a few years time.
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Use a clay based breathable paint cost the same as farrow & ball and gives a lovely soft finish.
P.s get a quote to do it in gypsum then times it by 5 and thats what it will cost in lime.
 
JadeHS I live in an old cottage with solid brick walls and sand & cement plastered both in side and out and the only time we get condensation is when we don't open windows allowing adequate ventilation (we don't have fans in either the bathroom or kitchen as yet).
 
When I tell customers to open their windows or leave them on the night latch they usually look at me as if I've just asked them to sell their kids, but in a lot of situations it is all that is required - not saying that's the case for you Jade:RpS_thumbup:

You not having a wee look at it Wozza?
 
cold walls.

Lime plaster won`t cure condensation. Condensation occurs when warm air hits a cold wall, ie an uninsulated solid external wall. Insulate the wall, plaster with what ever you like!
 
I do open my windows - I can't stand not having fresh air. If I am in the house I will open them properly but obviously on a night and while I'm at work they are on the open-lock. (They have got vents on them as well with it being solid fuel heating.)

I was liking the sound of the metal stud and boarding idea but I was worried about hanging kitchen cupboards on the walls then. I also thought if I did this I could stick some insulation behind the boards on the outside walls. I did notice that warrierupnorth (i'm assuming that's who you meant by Wozza) was only in Doncaster and wondered if he could come and have a look?
 
JadeHS said:
I do open my windows - I can't stand not having fresh air. If I am in the house I will open them properly but obviously on a night and while I'm at work they are on the open-lock. (They have got vents on them as well with it being solid fuel heating.)

I was liking the sound of the metal stud and boarding idea but I was worried about hanging kitchen cupboards on the walls then. I also thought if I did this I could stick some insulation behind the boards on the outside walls. I did notice that warrierupnorth (i'm assuming that's who you meant by Wozza) was only in Doncaster and wondered if he could come and have a look?
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He will if you buy him a KFC
 
Can any of you lot tell me what you think to Thistle Dri-coat? A plasterer has been out and suggested that he uses this, I'm just a little worried with it being 47% cement :-/
 
Oh sorry another one I wanted to check out - the walls have got artex on - he (being the plasterer) said that he would just skim over the top of it - but with it being a bit 'soggy' from the condensation would it not be better to remove it before skimming? Surely with the artex already being wet and the plaster will be wet when it goes on the artex will end up even wetter and still end up coming away from the wall with the plaster as well?
Maybe not but it just didn't seem to make sense to me. I kept asking him questions and he was trying to evade them so not 100% about him anyway. Got another one coming tomorrow so see what he says.
 
With the metal stud you would have celotex in between the stud uprights which will obviously insulate from that wall and will resist the damp from hot to cold. For your your kitchen units if you really want a solid background just get the dry liner to fix a layer of ply before they board/skim. Air brick can sit behind all this allowing it to breath. Bingo bongo.
 
JadeHS said:
I do open my windows - I can't stand not having fresh air. If I am in the house I will open them properly but obviously on a night and while I'm at work they are on the open-lock. (They have got vents on them as well with it being solid fuel heating.)

I was liking the sound of the metal stud and boarding idea but I was worried about hanging kitchen cupboards on the walls then. I also thought if I did this I could stick some insulation behind the boards on the outside walls. I did notice that warrierupnorth (i'm assuming that's who you meant by Wozza) was only in Doncaster and wondered if he could come and have a look?
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Pm me your postcode and I'll let you know if I can get out, as you say I'm only in Doncaster but fuel costs are a real killer these days,,...so after looking at endless jobs and then being undercut by chancers and doleys' , I try not to view jobs outside a ten mile radius of me, but if I can I will try to help
 
warriorupnorth said:
Pm me your postcode and I'll let you know if I can get out, as you say I'm only in Doncaster but fuel costs are a real killer these days,,...so after looking at endless jobs and then being undercut by chancers and doleys' , I try not to view jobs outside a ten mile radius of me, but if I can I will try to help
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there could be a kfc in it tho.... (don't bat it away just yet)lol:RpS_sneaky::RpS_lol:
 
Fatarm said:
there could be a kfc in it tho.... (don't bat it away just yet)lol:RpS_sneaky::RpS_lol:
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It's about thirty mins from me one way, i could buy two family buckets with the fuel money i've saved not to mention my time, thinks it's closer to henry, ... HENRY,...HENRY
 
^^^^^^ my kinda thinkin big chap lol....... KTF..... There has been debate .. But I thought it meant Kingof The. Float?.... Sook sook.. Crawl crawl:RpS_wub::RpS_laugh:
 
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I would chip of the damp plaster, let the wall dry out for a few days, paint it with bitumen paint which will stop any damp from penetrating, render it with added water-proofer into the mix (only a fiver) then skim on top of render. I would also consider adding a vent or timed extractor :)

www.plasterer-doncaster.com
 
Thanks mate, I made it myself, I do these types of websites for small business for a good price :-). I dont want to advertise or anything though cause I think Im pissing some ppl off by posting all the time, you can probably tell Im new to T.P.F he he
 
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