Need second opinion on what to reinstate the plaster using on solid brick and lath stud walls in Hull

[MamaELK]

We're living with a back to brick and lath hall, stairs and landing and have been advised by our current plasterer to dot and dab plasterboard and it will be fine! The will be no problems with cold bridging or breathability he said. It had blown and cracked lime plaster before amongst other things.

I'd appreciate a second opinion or two, now we are back to brick as I've hired this guy based on his confidence in doing the job and prior pictures but really am not sure if we should be doing a traditional s+c and skim, or whether we could maybe batten out and insulate the coldest external walls? Gap between stair string and brick is 25mm so a problem. Would probably need a new faux string building if batterned out.

Anyone with the skills? It's freezing here currently! We're in Hull.

 

[Stewie03]

do you know if your property is single skin brickwork otherwise dabbing the external walls are a no no

 

[John j]

do you know if your property is single skin brickwork otherwise dabbing the external walls are a no no

Looks tight on them stairs to get a board on to me

 

[raggles]

Personally, first off I'd have them old lathes off before boarding.
You don't say if there's a cavity on the external walls or not. If not, battern and insulated board would be better than D&D, much better. Internal walls as long as there's no issues with damp will be ok to D&D.

 

[John j]

Personally, first off I'd have them old lathes off before boarding.
You don't say if there's a cavity on the external walls or not. If not, battern and insulated board would be better than D&D, much better. Internal walls as long as there's no issues with damp will be ok to D&D.

No chance on stair wall

 

[Stewie03]

Looks tight on them stairs to get a board on to me

He said its 25mm would be tight but could be done no way he could batten and board that wall if it has no cavity though

 

[John j]

He said its 25mm would be tight but could be done no way he could batten and board that wall if it has no cavity though

Didnt read that much

 

[Deleted member 32554]

Take polystyrene from peoples skips and make your own thinner boards?

You've got the wrong John , you want @John j

 

[Monkey Boy]

@MamaELK I hope you don’t have toddlers in the house with them sockets hanging out?

 

[Damian plasterer]

Looks tight on them stairs to get a board on to me

The stair wall could be floated in renovation plaster and a quadrant pinned onto the string if it's 25m. Gap . Dab the rest

 

[John j]

The stair wall could be floated in renovation plaster and a quadrant pinned onto the string if it's 25m. Gap . Dab the rest

Surey ou can get a insulated internal render .

 

[MakeItSmooth]

Surey ou can get a insulated internal render .

In English, please, John

Poster said she's in Hull, but there's Northern & then there's Painfully-Northern!

 

[John j]

In English, please, John

Poster said she's in Hull, but there's Northern & then there's Painfully-Northern!

Sure you can get a internal render that'insulates your wall

 

[raggles]

No chance on stair wall

Of course you can John. It might be awkward to do but, if it was easy no one on here would have a job. All your gonna lose is 50 or 60mm off the tread width on an open staircase.

 

[hstoke]

@MamaELK Ain’t no plasterers in your area do lime plastering ,them laths look great in lime again
Is there cavity on the externals walls ?if not that have to be lime aswell warmer job alround

 

[Complete]

In Hull you say? Avoid plaster boards at all costs north of Newcastle. Everyone knows that

 

[John j]

In Hull you say? Avoid plaster boards at all costs north of Newcastle. Everyone knows that

Hulls south of newcastle

 

[superspread]

Hardwall and set

 

[paulf]

Hulls south of newcastle

To Hull and back

 

[Complete]

Hulls south of newcastle

Hulls south of newcastle

And you can use boards there

 

[Retired Spread]

 

[ChrispyUK]

Laths off and board ceiling. Hardwall stairs. Batten and insulated board on externals, then decide what you wanna do on internals given the dreaded budget.

 

[MakeItSmooth]

Hulls south of newcastle

And you can use boards there

Yeah, but why would you, when you can bond it?