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Saw this thread recently https://www.plasterersforum.com/threads/plasterboard-around-a-woodburner.39678/ Closed though. Made some recent discoveries on this subject. Not an expert though. This is what I've been told. Since April 2006 the fitting of a log burner hearth and finish of the...

Correct. At the front the dpc is 240mm above the driveway and 90mm above the floor. therefore "drive isn't above floor level"

The dpc is "about" 100mm above the floor. The height of the skirting from the bottom where it touches the floor to its top is "about" 120mm, slight variation each room.

" My measuring says 200mm above the drive way at the back of the property and 240mm above the drive way at the front of the property along the same length of wall. They installed the dpc in a line of mortar, the next line of mortar down would have violated their 150mm (or n?below floor which...

Not really no. I'm not sure where I'm going wrong in my description.

No not waist height, 1.5m. No, dpc was installed outside. Also thermotek outside. No, dpc was installed "about" one course above floor not above skirting ("about" 90mm). Yes, re-rendered with waterproof and salt preventing render, then plastered / skimmed. Skirting was not removed for...

The surveyor just says 150mm above ground. My measuring says 200mm above the drive way at the back of the property and 240mm above the drive way at the front of the property along the same length of wall. They installed the dpc in a line of mortar, the next line of mortar down would have...

What does this all mean? Surveyor: "As discussed with your wife and your self onsite, the wall will take a minimum of 1 month per inch of wall to dry therefore the walls we treated will take approximately 12 month to dry. (Me: 12 months before painting was not mentioned on site) Please don't...

I have to say I do find the whole dpc plaster etc thing very confusing. Someone else has told me they should not have put the dpc above floor level and that the driveway is over built and the better solution would be to take the drive way back to how it was or at least have drainage channels...

Thanks everyone for all the advice. Really appreciate it. raggles, skirting boards were not removed, but they say this is not a problem as no bridging plaster was present. tcd, we have been told not to paint the damp bits.

OK, hopefully then. It's a non cavity wall. Time to dry is 1 month per inch thick, so they say minimum 12 months. You think we can paint all but the bit at the bottom?

After 9 weeks the plaster at the base of walls still looks and feels damp/wet following dpc, thermotek outside and waterproof rendering onto bare brick inside. Could this have anything to do with the fact that the dpc is above floor level, which I only now realise is probably unavoidable...

Outside is brick and recently thermotek. Didn't get to see the inside of the brick, it was never said prior to work that at the point of the exposed brick there was a decision point which might lead to a wait. Three rooms, one wall in each. One wall is producing a lot of salt, the other two...

Possibly a better example. It's hard to get over.

2 x Pics: - smooth. - patchy rough.

We have had a dpc done. Following dpc a special waterproofing rendering onto brick then regular plastering on that and the rest of the room skimmed to match as were told verbally paper after 12 months, paint after 6 weeks. However on some walls there are deposits appearing. Surveyor visited...

sorry? To work? To advise?

Is the chimney vented? What does that mean? It has a gas fire in it. It was tested, I don't think it has a tube going up through it. The damp plaster doesn't seem particularly hollow. Regarding cutting brick out, I'm not sure this is something I could do, no idea where to get replacement...

yes, alcoves, yes sides of chimney, etc, see info above hardya, Jun 13, 2017 No plasterboard. No major work done, living room: papered 2001 after moving in, radiator on opposite wall 2001. Kitchen painted, radiator on opposite wall 2001. Nothing else

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I have information / advice / written material from 4 businesses (2 never responded to my repeat requests for a call back) cold only find 6 which looked promising.

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The properties (1910) are built on a slight hill. With your back to the road and walking down the shared drive way between two properties ours is to the right, down hill. The drive way looks like it has been reconcreted at some point without hacking back and so it's level looks raised. The...

flynnyman, yes, not exactly, but yes pretty much. I have no knowledge, but I have a strong impression that, either consciously or unconsciously, they all diagnose in line with their own product/service/expertise. Danny, thanks, I appreciate that. I have outside photos already. I shall take...

We have had a dpc solution provided in the same places twice and damp is now reappearing for the third time in the space of 15 years. The previous two times the work was guaranteed but the guarantees are worthless. I have found 5 local damp specialists. I have managed to get 3 to visit and...