mshawplastering
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hi all
Whent to few a house the other day 200 years old and the front has been done in s&c render and has cracked every where there is also damp on the same wall on the inside of the house,so the lad wants lime render back on the front, now i know i will have to strip the render back to brick and make good the pointing with lime but will buting lime back on stop the damp ??? i now if you cover lime with s&c it can cause damp so it makes sence to remove and replace with lime may stop the damp what do you think.
Whent to few a house the other day 200 years old and the front has been done in s&c render and has cracked every where there is also damp on the same wall on the inside of the house,so the lad wants lime render back on the front, now i know i will have to strip the render back to brick and make good the pointing with lime but will buting lime back on stop the damp ??? i now if you cover lime with s&c it can cause damp so it makes sence to remove and replace with lime may stop the damp what do you think.