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Can I paper over a lime based plaster and could I as an extra precaution, seal the interior brickwork before replastering or would this prevent the plaster adhering to the brick and if so what sealant would you recommend. Many thanks.

Thanks for the replies. So it is ok to use a lime plaster even if you want to wallpaper over it? Howabout brushing a waterproof sealant onto the interior brickwork before plastering, yes or no?

I had a rising damp issue because the original slate damp course had been breached. I’m hoping I’ve cured the problem by lowering the course of blocks that were causing the problem, letting the wall dry out and inserting dry rods a brick above the original damp course just as a precaution. On...

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I'm Steve. I've got a couple of what I hope are smallish problems with damp & blown plaster and by posting and asking questions on here and hopefully getting good advice I'm hoping to stop them becoming bigger problems. Thanks in advance.

I’m not a builder, I’m just a bloke who doesn’t have much money trying to sort a problem with damp. I’ve got a couple of patches in the adjoining hallway as well, although not as big, probably a sq meter or so. So I should take the skirting off before thinking about sealing the brickwork...

Hello there, I’ve chopped the plaster away down to the brickwork under our bay window because the plaster had blown due to damp which I think was caused by some exterior block work which was level with the damp course which I’ve now taken up. I’ve repointed where it needed repointing and also...