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This is a holiday home/midlife crisis so it's not occupied a great deal meaning there's very little human created moisture most of the time. The heating is also rarely on and the wall is damp when we've been away for long periods

Brilliant reply. Thanks so much. So I think I have removed what I can of rubbery exterior paint. There's no DPC. I was wondering whether to put in a physical DPC on the internal wall as it would be fairly easy to do behind the skirting. See if it dries out and then go in with the hacking...

No-one mentioned rising damp in this post so not sure what this is a reaction to. I think we could assume that the previous owner would not have gone to the expense or trouble of trying to tackle the damp (however misjudged the remedial technique) unless there had been damp in the first place...

So I've heard hack off the plaster a few times. What is it exactly I'm looking for below? Damp? And if I find it what do you do then? Trace it back to the source. Clearly the previous owner must have had a crack at the damp before from the picture with the wallpaper stripped so I'm keen not to...

All clipped cables now removed and I had the plastic masonry paint removed to look for obvious cracks I haven't used Lime in this room because it was a bit of a gypsum mess and I was in a hurry so just went ahead. In other rooms I've used various. Ecomortar R50 and Secil Ecocork and Secil Cal...

It is double skin. TBH if the Listed Building info is correct, this part of the building has not been changed since it was built in 1800

Oh crap yes. Just looked at the brick pattern. Having said that I did find a cavity in the living room when I got heavy handed with knocking out a socket

Please bear in mind that I'm an amateur who doesn't know what they are talking about but wouldn't the cavity be designed to stop moisture from outside wall to inside? Thinking about it, could it indicate a blocked cavity?

I've been slowly renovating an old 1800s listed building which was suffering from a lot of damp. I've managed to combat a lot of the damp in the house by installing French drains, fixing gutters, reverting to Lime plaster but there's one room which is completely throwing me and not sure how to...

Apologies in advance for the dumb question. I'm getting a wall rendered over existing and one of the people quoting suggested pinning render mesh to the existing render. Stupidly, I forgot to ask him what this meant so now I'm curious. What pins are used and how are they applied?

Planning a wet room which will be finished floor to ceiling in Micro cement. I'll be getting in a pro to do the Micro cement itself but wondering if you could recommend a substrate for this to go on? The walls are currently timber studs with Celotex between the rafters, the floor is a concrete...

Thanks a lot Ray. It's been a lot of fun doing the research. Any idea if the limestone tiles can be sealed without ruining the breathability? I've seen a few manufacturers who claim breathable but would hate to ruin all that hard work on a sealant

Yes I followed this.

Replying to my own very old post because it took me ages to get to this point. Finally got my Limecrete floor down which was very exciting. Thought I'd share a few pics These will be finished with Limestone tiles. Just wondering if you use any breathable sealant and if you could recommend one...

Thank you that makes sense. Advantages are getting the trades in for a single day (not a large area to cover) rather than having them keep coming back. There would also be a (very minor) gain in head height as you're not adding the adhesive layer for the stone. The adhesive is effectively the...