Recent content by Dodger2303

Sorry guys. Just reiterating my question. I really need some wise advice. If I have two solid brick external walls that have never had damp before. It’s a first floor room. The old plaster was utterly fuckucked so had to pull it. Now I want to know if a sand and cement mix with sika 1 will...

No I’m not that crazy. Would t dare to try this. Just discussing products with our builders and always like a second opinion. They think an SBR prime on the brick followed by sand and cement with Sika 1 will be all good. I really want to keep our walls solid and not turn it into something...

Thanks loads for the replies so far. The chimney is getting battened and plaster boarded with vapour panel plasterboard. Do I need to insulate the pipes or will they be fine. Good if I don’t have to so I don’t have to come out more. For the sand and cement mixture are they any recommends for...

Update, the main suggestion we have been given is sand and cement with a hydrophobic agent and then a regular skim. Apparently this avoids condensation in an air gap, offers protection from damp etc. Does this sound right. Thanks all.

Hi all We started what was meant to be a fairly small project in our dining room. On starting to work with the walls a large portion of them had extremely loose plaster. Now we have dealt with that we have ended up back to brick. The walls are 2 bricks thick with no air gap. We have been...