Cornish Cottage
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Hi all. Advice Please... I have a solid wall stone cottage in Cornwall.
The cottage was damp, I was freezing throughout last winter with mould on my furniture!
In March I had the roof replaced, new guttering and facias, plus had a multi fuel burner fitted.
Now for cost saving I have been ‘trying’ to do as much as I can as I have osteoporosis in my spine and an arthritic hip I need advice as to any more that I can do myself, or to bite the bullet and call in the builders/plasterers.
Where the walls in the 2 upstairs bedrooms had water damage from the chimney I hacked off the plaster and cement that was loose. I have repointed the bare stonework with Lime mortar.
The rest of the walls that are sound now only have dusty white, what I assume is, lime plaster? The newly pointed parts are still bare.
Should I get more lime mortar to coat the pointed stone wall? Then get lime plaster and have a go at completing it myself or better to call someone in?
Approximately how much would a builder/plaster charge to finish the job?
I have added photos
Very Many Thanks
The cottage was damp, I was freezing throughout last winter with mould on my furniture!
In March I had the roof replaced, new guttering and facias, plus had a multi fuel burner fitted.
Now for cost saving I have been ‘trying’ to do as much as I can as I have osteoporosis in my spine and an arthritic hip I need advice as to any more that I can do myself, or to bite the bullet and call in the builders/plasterers.
Where the walls in the 2 upstairs bedrooms had water damage from the chimney I hacked off the plaster and cement that was loose. I have repointed the bare stonework with Lime mortar.
The rest of the walls that are sound now only have dusty white, what I assume is, lime plaster? The newly pointed parts are still bare.
Should I get more lime mortar to coat the pointed stone wall? Then get lime plaster and have a go at completing it myself or better to call someone in?
Approximately how much would a builder/plaster charge to finish the job?
I have added photos
Very Many Thanks