Hi,
I'm new here and need some advice. I'm near the beginning of renovating my newly purchased 1930's semi detached house. I've taken all the celings down, taken all the old paster off back to the brick work. I've got a DPC guy to install the DPC course in the rooms which had signs of damp done and applied 1m of render from the bottom of the walls that has the DPC course. An old man lived at the house I only used one room in that house and that room had no damp at all. I've now got the dot and dab process started where at the moment the walls are getting plasterboard so no skim yet.
I've been reading up on several forums in regards to damp, cold spots which are pretty frightenming lol so don't know what step to take. The rooms that been dot and dab have no sign of any damp or cold spots or anything to worry about. The house is built of stone from outside and red brick from the inside. I can’t do much about the walls that been dot and dabbed but was thinking the walls that are facing the outside maybe do something with them as maybe they will be the most prone to issues in the future. Was thinking maybe put some damp membrane sheets and then woooden battons and plasterboard onto that and the internal walls can leave them as dot and dabbed. Or do you think I’m just stressing out for no reason. Really need some help as I don’t know what step to take.
Thanks in advance
I'm new here and need some advice. I'm near the beginning of renovating my newly purchased 1930's semi detached house. I've taken all the celings down, taken all the old paster off back to the brick work. I've got a DPC guy to install the DPC course in the rooms which had signs of damp done and applied 1m of render from the bottom of the walls that has the DPC course. An old man lived at the house I only used one room in that house and that room had no damp at all. I've now got the dot and dab process started where at the moment the walls are getting plasterboard so no skim yet.
I've been reading up on several forums in regards to damp, cold spots which are pretty frightenming lol so don't know what step to take. The rooms that been dot and dab have no sign of any damp or cold spots or anything to worry about. The house is built of stone from outside and red brick from the inside. I can’t do much about the walls that been dot and dabbed but was thinking the walls that are facing the outside maybe do something with them as maybe they will be the most prone to issues in the future. Was thinking maybe put some damp membrane sheets and then woooden battons and plasterboard onto that and the internal walls can leave them as dot and dabbed. Or do you think I’m just stressing out for no reason. Really need some help as I don’t know what step to take.
Thanks in advance