Dr.B
Active Member
This problem is in my own house on one of the old original stone walls which is 2.5 ft thick.
The place was renovated about 25 yrs ago, the stone walls were meant to be injected (but how can this be done with a stone wall this thick I don't know?) and then have just been dot and dabbed with plasterboard and skimmed.
As of late there has been an increasing level of moisture tracking up the wall about 600mm high and along the length of the wall.
I plan on removing the board and treating the wall and then stud the wall out, insulate, board and skimm.
Any pointers from you damp specialists?
And what can I treat the wall with? Local building control specify synthaprufe quite a lot but I'm not sure if it is bare stone underneath or what? Il find out when I pull the boards off.
Thanks in advance.
The place was renovated about 25 yrs ago, the stone walls were meant to be injected (but how can this be done with a stone wall this thick I don't know?) and then have just been dot and dabbed with plasterboard and skimmed.
As of late there has been an increasing level of moisture tracking up the wall about 600mm high and along the length of the wall.
I plan on removing the board and treating the wall and then stud the wall out, insulate, board and skimm.
Any pointers from you damp specialists?
And what can I treat the wall with? Local building control specify synthaprufe quite a lot but I'm not sure if it is bare stone underneath or what? Il find out when I pull the boards off.
Thanks in advance.