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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Thanks for your reply adapt. I think there are many people on this site who would disagree though. Lime is not "outdated", and given that my house is made of bricks from the 1800's, I prefer to use materials that are appropriate for them.
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Yes, the brickwork was supposedly all sealed with "silicate primer" - is this correct? It wasn't particularly dry before the repointing. In fact, there was some damp - though much less than now - after the plastering that took a long time to go away. Yes, the damp is only on the exposed walls...
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Is it possible that the gypsum inside is trapping all the moisture, while the lime outside is letting moisture in and out, creating a nasty in-equilibium?
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Sorry, the paint was Dulux Matt Emulsion
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    More pics here. There is facia, flush to the brickwork, but it was checked by the guy who did the brickwork and should be in good shape. Rear_roof_top-shot.jpg Photo by ocouzin | Photobucket Outside_Chimneys-wall.jpg Photo by ocouzin | Photobucket Rear_elevation2.jpg Photo by ocouzin |...
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    all inside walls have been painted, yes
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Indeed, this seems to make sense. We are running a couple big dehumidifiers non-stop now, and the moisture seems to be reducing, but I was hoping to find a better solution.
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    I don't think so. In most places there were some minor/medium-sized repairs and then a skim coat of plaster.
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Thanks Stuy, for your reply. Actually we were quite ignorant, and the builder didn't even mention the difference or need to consider cement vs. lime. I'm seriously considering just running dehudifiers, as tearing the walls apart again is almost too much to face right now.
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Thanks Bubbles65. I can only answer some of your questions, but here goes: The plastering was done first 1. Is it a solid wall? I was told it was a cavity wall, but searching around on the web it seems like 1890 homes were mainly solid2. Is it below ground level or partially below? No, and the...
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Any chance you could elaborate? Does anyone else have any thoughts on this mystery damp?
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    Yes, you've got it right bubbles65. The outside render was removed, as it was cracking and ugly. The work was done by different people a few months apart, so this was not the "plan" (indeed, there was no plan per se), though neither person mentioned anything about there being an issue.
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    See if these pics help: https://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq138/ocouzin/20140111_Inside-wall.jpg https://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq138/ocouzin/th_20140118_outsidewall-Copy.jpg
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    I don't think condensation - there is pretty widespread damp. See these pics (albeit not very good, sorry): Library Slideshow by ocouzin | Photobucket
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    Lime mortar outside / Cement plaster inside - could this be causing the damp?

    The pictures are only in my computer, not online. Is there some way to cut and paste here? (I only see a button to insert a URL...)
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