Thankyou...im getting thepaper back insulating boards for alcoves and standard boards for chimney breast..ive stripped the walls right back to the skim, there in prity good nik..its just a cold wall as its the gable end.
Thanks again folks..really appriciate your time..
Thanks lads, ye wall is sound and nice and dry, should i uni bond it before dabbing or straight on with the boards.. insulation is the reason why...
thanks lads..great news
can u dot dab onto a skimmed wall ?? ive told you cant, he said the only way is to pva the wall, and where your going to put the dabs is to put sand on the wet pva, so when it dries you have a key..
ive read you can, the adhesive will almost stick anything to anything.
ive read to dot and...
few pics, this is the entire wall
left aclove black patch on wall paper, note its right on the corner of the house
same side in the alcove right in corner again
right side alcove above where ive stripped back, random patches,
and what ive stripped back, its bone dry, but i know soon...
Thanks lads, got get this sorted as there is no more sea fishing for me until its sorted, hence my name..lol.
ill get some pics up asap.
chimney as been removed when new tile roof fitted, just the meal pipe from behind gas fire up inside chimney breast, i can see it clearly in the atic, then...
First off, hello all.
Please bare with me,
I live in an old house,stone walls,semi detached. Been here for 11years and now I'm fed up of painting over the black stains in the alcoves every couple of months more in winter.
The walls in the alcoves either side of the chimney breast get...
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