Hello,
I've moved in to an old 1905 built house with a kitchen extension on the back, built about 20 years ago. The one exterior wall of this kitchen is single skin breeze block construction, rendered on the outside.
Inside is plaster and there were ceramic tiles on top of this which have now been removed. The back of the house gets all the weather and it looks and feels like there is water coming through the wall. Not in great quantities but it feels and looks damp.
The surveyor advised to dry-line the wall. Builders have advised foil-backed insulation or alternatively painting on a damp-proof membrane.
My question is: whichever method I use, do I need to take the existing plaster back to the block-work and then apply the new coating?
Also, on both the walls that join the exterior wall, the plaster is old and uneven, due to the tiling adhesive. Should this be taken back to the brick/blocks and completely re-plastered or just skimmed?
Thanks for any advice!
I've moved in to an old 1905 built house with a kitchen extension on the back, built about 20 years ago. The one exterior wall of this kitchen is single skin breeze block construction, rendered on the outside.
Inside is plaster and there were ceramic tiles on top of this which have now been removed. The back of the house gets all the weather and it looks and feels like there is water coming through the wall. Not in great quantities but it feels and looks damp.
The surveyor advised to dry-line the wall. Builders have advised foil-backed insulation or alternatively painting on a damp-proof membrane.
My question is: whichever method I use, do I need to take the existing plaster back to the block-work and then apply the new coating?
Also, on both the walls that join the exterior wall, the plaster is old and uneven, due to the tiling adhesive. Should this be taken back to the brick/blocks and completely re-plastered or just skimmed?
Thanks for any advice!