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Its an internal wall and the wall above this on the stairs is dry. The bricks are also dry, the mortar is in very good condition. There was a broken gulley which also has the bathroom sink/shower waste running into it but that's about 5m from the area we're talking about.

Oh yeah and here's a pic of the wall in the kitchen to the side of the cupboard under the stairs (blue wall). This is right next to the chimney breast. And another part of the room where either some wally has installed a socket right over the tanking or the tanking has been taken around the...

Hi Chrispy, Thanks for the pointers. Since your message I've done some digging. The chimney breast has kitchen cupboards over it on the downstairs part of the chimney breast, on the first floor its been boarded over and there is a stain/wallpaper coming off at the top of the chimney breast on...

Bump Any suggestions?

:ROFLMAO: I thought about chucking some vinegar on it before giving it a lick

Hi there, We're planning to get our dining room area re-skimmed soon, had some quotes for ceiling board, boarding fireplace and skim etc but we have 1 major problem area that we have no idea what to do with. This wall is under the stairs, an internal wall, there's no sources of water close to...

Thank you very much vfr! Don't want cheaper because that would cause more problems in the long run. A lot of the inside plaster will need to be removed due to penetrative damp caused by cement render so its lime or nothing :) By the way any recommendations for brands of hydraulic lime? Cheers

Is there a joke coming on I wonder... 'knows the price of everything but the value of nothing' ;)

Nope dont mind you asking. I'm in retail/sales vfr. Why are you wondering about that?

Hi vfr, How would I find out what kind of mortar was used on the house? It was built 1900 so I'm guessing lime was more common back then? Have you used these wood wool boards before? These are the ones I was looking at...

Hi Basset, thanks for you reply. Its proving difficult to get quotes from tradesmen who deal with lime/dealt with it before! I don't want to skimp on this job as this is the most important job I have to do on the house, its just that there's a hell of a lot more to be done once this has been...

Hello I plan to strip off all the cement render at the back of my Victorian house. I will be removing the existing render myself but I then would like a tradesman to do the following: 1. Re-point the brick face in lime mortar where needed 2. Fixing wood wool boards in place as a thermal...