Hello everybody
We have just bought an 1846 train station.
A lot of the internal original features are no longer around.
Question. 1. I've not done much investigations but we can see we have some lime plaster walls but that have been skimmed with I'm guessing gypsum. Is this OK or should and can this be removed to expose the lime plaster?
Question 2. In some places half the plaster has been removed to complete a damp course at some point and it has a thick black substance underneath with a silver maybe wallpaper lining, can I keep this or should that be removed and replaced with lime plaster.
Question 3. Solid floors have been replaced with concrete, we can see damp rising around the walls. I'm not sure we have the desire to replace the concrete with lime create but if we take the plaster off the walls and expose the brick work well this help the building breath again?
Question 4. Can the brick walls be tongue and grooved leaving a breathable area behind for future decoration?
TiA
We have just bought an 1846 train station.
A lot of the internal original features are no longer around.
Question. 1. I've not done much investigations but we can see we have some lime plaster walls but that have been skimmed with I'm guessing gypsum. Is this OK or should and can this be removed to expose the lime plaster?
Question 2. In some places half the plaster has been removed to complete a damp course at some point and it has a thick black substance underneath with a silver maybe wallpaper lining, can I keep this or should that be removed and replaced with lime plaster.
Question 3. Solid floors have been replaced with concrete, we can see damp rising around the walls. I'm not sure we have the desire to replace the concrete with lime create but if we take the plaster off the walls and expose the brick work well this help the building breath again?
Question 4. Can the brick walls be tongue and grooved leaving a breathable area behind for future decoration?
TiA