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And another a bit further on

Blockwork outer and inner. Outer is awaiting render finish but looks pretty dry now. Mould spots don't appear any worse over last two days. Here's a shot during the build when the first course was laid. Ignore the foreground as that's an 80s built extension that was previously a garage.

Certainly not my skill set! I can dry line ok as a DIY job, but that's just a basic get-on-with-it task. I certainly don't know the how/why/when of what or where you should/shouldn't do it. Though I'm learning more about the risks and problems with what's been done in this case! The builders...

Just out of interest, when I'm only an ignorant customer, how would I have known anything about cavity walls with dot and dab being a bad thing? That's why we employed a builder. It was their call, and they still insist it's ok and happens on building sites everywhere. I was just hoping to...

So... consensus is that the builder is taking the piss. It's got to come down and be replaced?

We be in the Shires. Buckinghamshire.

You had me at Turbo Foam. Barry Scott or not ;)

... the temporary throne is just out of shot

Was thinking I could create a nice texture finish using that. Bit more surface area for those mould spores to bite into.

Here we go, lighting isn't great. The discoloration is from the anti mould cleaning rather than because they feel damp (they don't currently). A couple of close ups showing a few spots where the black dots are showing up again. Obviously it was far worse than this originally.

haha - no offence. I've been called worse. I am a newbie here, and yes I am asking for advice. I'll get some pics tonight, and yes the walls definitely got wet before the roof went on. I know over time it will dry and it's definitely made progress in that respect. It's more the fact that mould...

Out of interest... what would be considered a good practice approach that should have been followed? Or perhaps more importantly, regardless of who ends up correcting it, what should we be doing now to fix it? e.g. 1. Remove existing 2. Sand/cement mix bonding coat 3. finish top coat or 1...

If only I had any capital leverage left to apply... We'd signed off and settled the final balance before this was spotted (no pun intended). Live and learn...

Hi all. Looking for advice please... Builders just completed a rear extension - block built cavity wall. They dot and dabbed standard plasterboard (paper backed) to all the walls in this area before the rear French doors were installed. The sides of the head and reveals were protected with...