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Great, thanks for the advice

Best solution?

Suspect that's what's happened here - render has been in garage since November cos weather has been so poor. Still in date etc... my problem is it hasn't dried out. Any suggestions of what to do? Don't really want to render over the top of it again as it's already had 2 coats

Sorry, not with you...

Morning all, any suggestions why new parex render might have done this?

Rumsfeld is an ass & I didn't know the Project was still going. Maybe Trump will turn it into the Project for the Beautiful New American Century... Thanks for advice from all. Signing off feeling a bit overwhelmed...

Forgive my ignorance but that's why I posted on this - to get some opinions of experts / professionals who've been in the industry a long time. This is my family home which is being worked on, not some flick-it-on do-oer upper for a quick profit. As Donald Rumsfeld said - we don't know the unknowns

Blackdog, can batten & board be put over what's already there, with a new skim over the top or does it all have to come off & start from scratch...

vfr12 - I don't know why they are those stripes, suspect it's all to do with this external wall. It's not like that anywhere else in the house...at the moment

I requested insulated plasterboard but didn't actually see it put up, will check with builder. Duke163, when you suggest "Both sides of the wall will need insulating with 50mm celotex or similar after the wall has been dried out . It could be battened out or dot and dabbed with insulated...

Choppa, if there's a lot of this around is it due to poor workmanship or just plastering in damp conditions?

It is single skin, the other side is the inside of the garage, but it's been without its roof for some time. Property is a 1965 bradstone bungalow, that particular wall is north facing too, though while not overly exposed doesn't get any sun. Tinytom - how do I know if the wall will need repointing?

It is single skin and the roof hasn't been done yet - it's a GRP affair and weather been too atrocious. Hopefully getting done this week though.

This is on an external wall (to a garage which hasn't had a roof for 3 months so wall has been exposed). This is the one I'm most worried about because it was done just before New Year...

Just had an entire 4 bed bungalow replastered - new plasterboard & plaster. The majority is drying out nicely (4 weeks in) and we are hoping to start painting next week. Question - anyone know why the area where the dot & dab was fixed is refusing to dry out? If I paint over that - paint...