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Cheers, we are leaning towards removing the new plaster and getting it sorted trying to figure best way to minimise damaged, so only the have to remove wallpaper of x y z thanks people so far

1950s original part of the house, had the older sand and cement plaster(if that wrong term sorry) Had pointing done on back wall about 5 years ago, but not the lower bricks as decking was in the way

It’s one of those small ones and being emptied about once a day sometimes day and a half we don’t dry clothes in the house and it does feel less cold to touch but that may be mind playing tricks.

Even with the dpc injection? Will it not dry out, got a dehumidifier running as well.

Thanks people, going to get the builders back in, I just want it sorted just wish I knew before we decorated but you live and learn Found some pics of wall after first plaster and second is the wall when we knocked through. Having the dpc cream done will that take a few weeks to form a barrier?

It was plasterboard and scim, the bit with the darker patches was the old outside wall, That bit of the wall was under the old decking so am holing when they been back and removed the skirt and injected it all round it might if sorted it and will dry out? since then it doesn’t feel as cold to...

Good job it looks like it might have to come off then, I wouldn’t of papered if knew was a issue, but we left it a good 3 months from work being done til we did it, if it has to come off it has to come off I just wanted some advise on how to fix it if possible, thanks

Thanks for that, but I wasn’t aware of the issue hence why I was asking for advise

He had some work done about 6 months ago but after new plaster in old part of house. After getting in all wallpapered we have started to see signs of damp in what was the old external wall. Got the builders back who removed the skirt and injected with dpc cream about 4 weeks ago, wall at bottom...

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