Thanks Martin, that's the general feeling I have got too from reading around on the web and in books, I just wasn't sure as my builder put a good case forward. I'm sure he's a good builder but I think I might have to review working with him as his experience on old houses seems limited from his...
Wow, thank you all for your advice, really appreciated and helpful!
I will definitely go down the lime plastering route rather than boarding and plastering, I did wonder about the metal firings as surely after a period of time they will rust away too!
Hello all,
I have an old stone cottage that has suffered with damp problems and I have stripped back the old lime plaster to the stone (damp due to being empty for 2 years and external pointing/roof etc).
Now I have had a few people cost for the job and price isn't so much of the issue as to...
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