SlumberShade
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Right, so I'm in a forum and some annoying forumite is saying my builder doesn't know what they are talking about. I know nothing about nothing though, so I feel compelled to check somewhere else suitable like here!
I really hope that the one with the attitude problem is the wrong one!
It's regarding the starting point of my bathroom renovation: (room pictured)
In the quote the builder mentions: "hack off all the walls and pull all the timber cladding off the ceiling hack off any damp walls and re render with waterproof sand and cement one with a scratch coat and one top coat then re board the ceiling with plaster board and re plaster the ceiling and walls"
The forumite mentions: "Also, it's utterly pointless putting waterproof render in any house, let alone upstairs! You're dealing with someone who doesn't really understand what they are doing, and I get the impression that you understand even less about home maintenance. If there is some kind of penetrating damp, it needs fixing at source, not a waterproof coat being put on the inside. That just hides it on the internal wall surface but won't prevent ingress. Did you know that removing a certain amount of plaster also triggers building regulations for insulation to put into the walls?
The builder mentioned also waterproof sand for the outside where there are cracks. "Front wall main house cut out any cracked or loose render and make good with waterproof sand and cement "
As far as I know the roof was the cause of damp problems and has been fixed.
Thanks guys.
I really hope that the one with the attitude problem is the wrong one!
It's regarding the starting point of my bathroom renovation: (room pictured)
In the quote the builder mentions: "hack off all the walls and pull all the timber cladding off the ceiling hack off any damp walls and re render with waterproof sand and cement one with a scratch coat and one top coat then re board the ceiling with plaster board and re plaster the ceiling and walls"
The forumite mentions: "Also, it's utterly pointless putting waterproof render in any house, let alone upstairs! You're dealing with someone who doesn't really understand what they are doing, and I get the impression that you understand even less about home maintenance. If there is some kind of penetrating damp, it needs fixing at source, not a waterproof coat being put on the inside. That just hides it on the internal wall surface but won't prevent ingress. Did you know that removing a certain amount of plaster also triggers building regulations for insulation to put into the walls?
The builder mentioned also waterproof sand for the outside where there are cracks. "Front wall main house cut out any cracked or loose render and make good with waterproof sand and cement "
As far as I know the roof was the cause of damp problems and has been fixed.
Thanks guys.
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