Recent content by Mikey1693

Not sure if this is the right place to be asking but oh well. Job at current, client wants fire surround moved from dining room to living room. Fire surround is 3 big granite slabs (rough not smooth finish). Weighing at least 200kg each. Obviously 2 sides and the top. Just wondering what to...

cooptaza, Yes there is plug sockets these will be moved through the stud work. You cant leave a solid wall air tight this is what the thread is about, if you leave the wall air tight dampness will occur after at least 12 months give or take a few.

Cheers mate :)

JVplastering, Cheers for the reply sounds good and reasonable. White Plastic Vents, Architectural Ironmongery, SDS London << Are these type of vents good for putting through the plasterboard into the air gap behind?

johniosaif didnt mean that, There is no existing air vents at the moment in the walls to the rooms, not sure about loft space etc. There is lime plaster on the walls internally and externally.

Okay, last post is not a link 'lol' it was meant to be i swear :). You will have to type it in google. I mean just a cover or something that will allow air to travel around the house and walls as its doing at the moment with no 'fake' wall over it, the air would still be able to pass in and out...

I.e like the vents on White Plastic Vents, Architectural Ironmongery, SDS London

Instead of using air brick, as this would have to be installed to the outside wall, could i not put a vent into the stud work, surely this would do?

Ceilings are so bad they need to be ripped down to be honest over boarding them would cause just as many problems i.e boards not being flat etc. ripping off old lime skim would cause big problems and take alot of time, coast money and would still have the same problem about condensation/dampness...

Yeah sounds good :) may aswell use FBPB then, but the vents what type of vent do you recommend, as its a thick wall and can not realy go cutting whole through the outside walls to install vents for obvious reasons, then vents through the stud work would be used but can anyone recommend a vent to...

I have never done lime plastering so do not want to attempt it, the client knows this. They are happy to lose 4 or so inches off of the external walls as this is how there kitchen has been done. Foil backed PB acts as a vapor barrier, so that warm air from inside the building can not pass...

Okay thanks for the advice, since no damp etc already then there shouldnt be a worry with condensation etc if foil backed plasterboard is not used, makes sense cheers.

Which they usually are but cant argue with the one who is paying the wages.

Distemper in the paint work, no i do not believe there is as they had there kitchen done the way im saying about 3 years ago and no problems so i doubt it. There only problem with the work done in the kitchen is that they have not used foil backed plasterboard as a vapor barrier but this could...

Ahh right i see okay will do, and yes i agree but the client is always right ;)