Noob advice required - Stripping back to bricks, what to cover them with?

[rob4beer]

Afternoon All,

I'm new here and looking for advice on what I should be doing (or at least getting someone else to do for me) in my new house. Its an old brick terrace, circa 1890, we have a hole in the wide render near the sofits and roof which is causing damp in the front room.

We are getting that sorted then we need to sort out the internals of the room. its currently plastered but its a scrappy job and a fair bit in one corner is cream crackered because of the damp issues. Im thinking of knocking the whole lot back to the bricks so a proper job can be done.....

So I would like your thoughts on the best way to approach it, here are some thoughts I have had.

1 - knock back to brick, plaster over it. (does it need a base coat?)
2 - knock it back, plasterboard it all, then skim.
2 - Knock it back, acoustic board the joining wall to keep the neighbours noise down and plasterboard the rest then skim it all.

I would appreciate your thoughts on these and suggestions for the best job to be done. APologies if its noob language as i have no idea what im talking about really lol

thanks in advance, Rob

 

[johniosaif]

I would hack off the damp and perished plaster, if its a big area I would clean the bricks,damp it down ,then apply two coats of sand and cement,mixed at 5/1 ratio sand to cement, use a good waterproofer additive, try also to get the wall dried out before plastering, then you can skim it, an alternative to sand/cement is dri-coat or renovating plaster, re the sound board you can stick that to the wall with multipurpose adhesive or screw it to avoid damp ingress..

 

[SpankySouthport]

A few options mate but need to know a couple of things.

is there a cavity?
I imagine it will be imperial brick?

if there is a cavity and its imperial brick, you can hardwall or any other backing plaster and skim, or dot and dab plaster boards and skski

Or providing you can dry the existing walls out and the original plaster isn't to bad you can just skim and patch where needed.

ben

 

[johniosaif]

A few options mate but need to know a couple of things.

is there a cavity?
I imagine it will be imperial brick?

if there is a cavity and its imperial brick, you can hardwall or any other backing plaster and skim, or dot and dab plaster boards and skski

Or providing you can dry the existing walls out and the original plaster isn't to bad you can just skim and patch where needed.

ben

The damp issue puts me off hardwall...

 

[SpankySouthport]

Yeah yeah for sure was advising on work carried out after the damp issue has been sorted, if it was raising damp then I would have said s and s with waterproofer. I personally would hack the plaster off fix the leak, allow to dry for a week to ensure, 1 the leak is fixed and 2 to let the wall dry out

 

[rob4beer]

Thanks for the input guys.
I was thinking fix leak, let it dry, then do the work. Just wanted to heck what work I should be doing.
Does putting plasterboard up give a solid finish for drilling into to mount a TV bracket etc?

thanks again rob

 

[keithuk]

Thanks for the input guys.
I was thinking fix leak, let it dry, then do the work. Just wanted to heck what work I should be doing.
Does putting plasterboard up give a solid finish for drilling into to mount a TV bracket etc?

thanks again rob

Rob ,get someone around to give you a price mate

 

[SpankySouthport]

As Keith said /\

but know plasterboard wont give you a solid finish, that's where backing plaster comes in

 

[CTPlastering]

Or put rows of dots where the brackets going to be , solid as then, same as rad brackets

 

[rob4beer]

Thanks again Guys, wanted to get a spot of advice before getting a price so I dont get taken for a ride.

Sounds like a good skim is the order of the day after patching the dodgy bits.

Ill get some people in to take a look )

 

[keithuk]

best of luck with it:RpS_thumbup:

 

[CTPlastering]

Don't rob 4 ya beer mind jus go 4 the cheaper quote ! Haha good luck

 

[superspread]

A few options mate but need to know a couple of things.

is there a cavity?
I imagine it will be imperial brick?

if there is a cavity and its imperial brick, you can hardwall or any other backing plaster and skim, or dot and dab plaster boards and skski

Or providing you can dry the existing walls out and the original plaster isn't to bad you can just skim and patch where needed.

ben

You can hardwall even if its not cavity

 

[SpankySouthport]

Would you really....? I was always under the assumption that hardwall is no good in damp conditions? Single skin or no cavity suseptable to water ingress.

just a problem waiting to happen?

 

[Olican]

I avoid Hardwall on brickwork, but that is just personal preference. sound advice here though Rob

 

[spunky]

Batten and fix vapour check or thermal board on the damp wall use whatever you want on the rest, forget trying to soundproof it it won't work on one wall

 

[superspread]

Would you really....? I was always under the assumption that hardwall is no good in damp conditions? Single skin or no cavity suseptable to water ingress.

just a problem waiting to happen?

no I wouldn't put it on what looked like a damp wall ,but yea defo on solid 9" walls,it replaced bg renovation plaster ., but even if you had a damp wall s&c would only prolong the inevitable.

 

[SpankySouthport]

Thought we talking about Robs work..

other variables to consider when talking about single skin (9" solid walls)

if its rendered
what it's rendered with (lime mortar) or cementious
what it's pointed with
If it was built to breath

bla bla blbla boring myself now lol

 

[superspread]

Would you really....? I was always under the assumption that hardwall is no good in damp conditions? Single skin or no cavity suseptable to water ingress.

just a problem waiting to happen?

So did I.