Victorian terrace solid wall

[Stuart wells]

please cAn someone give me some advice.

I have just bought a Victorian terrace house and the original plaster was falling off the walls.

So I started to take it down, witch took all of 5 minutes as it just fell away.

My question is on one walls has a meter high of render which I’m guessing has been Done because of damp. I want to batten this wall out (party wall) . But now I’m unsure what to do as the top half is back to brick and the bottom half is solid render.

 

[Builderboi]

Float it back out with s and cement

 

[Stuart wells]

Float it back out with s and cement

Thanks

And then skim over the top?

Do I need to use a lime mix?

 

[vfr12]

I bet that was hot lime mixture. As such I have seen many houses with blown render, but there were a few in between with solid and very good render tbh. From my observation mixing the lime has led to disaster . All jobs I have replaced the render with lime .

 

[zolco]

I'd stud it out, sound insulation, soundboard as it's a party wall

 

[Builderboi]

Thanks

And then skim over the top?

Do I need to use a lime mix?

Yup Nup or as zol said to for a soundproofing stud system as u did originally want to batten out?

 

[Vincey]

I’d just damp down the wall with a wet brush and float with hardwall then skim the lot, gyprime it too

 

[Mouldyoldspudgun]

I’d just damp down the wall with a wet brush and float with hardwall then skim the lot, gyprime it too

Got to agree with that patch it with hard wall and scrim the wall, pva it first and get on it while it’s tacky

 

[Djr]

Yes as above float it back in pva and skim

 

[essexandy]

Looking at your photo there's not really room to batten out the wall without altering the door frame.
Either patch it in or take it all back to brick and start again.

 

[choppa]

I’d sell it and buy another house ducking hate plastering.

 

[zombie]

Knock it all off and repoint it and seal it...

Make it a feature wall...

I win...thankyou

 

[Mouldyoldspudgun]

Knock it all off and repoint it and seal it...

Make it a feature wall...

I win...thankyou

You’d only do that hoping it was single skin so you could spy on next door

 

[irish_spread]

I'm just waiting for the lime plastering guru to suggest some bollox

 

[vfr12]

I'm just waiting for the lime plastering guru to suggest some bollox

Sorry I am late. Lime for me. Hope I don’t have to go back to all the lessons I gave you not while ago

 

[irish_spread]

Sorry I am late. Lime for me. Hope I don’t have to go back to all the lessons I gave you not while ago

Not you mate, the fool that was posting up pics of solid 3" walls that were actually 9"

 

[vfr12]

Not you mate, the fool that was posting up pics of solid 3" walls that were actually 9"

I know mate, just trying to cheer you up, before he shows up

 

[Arti]

Not you mate, the fool that was posting up pics of solid 3" walls that were actually 9"

That was a great thread bless him

 

[Danny]

I'd stud it out, sound insulation, soundboard as it's a party wall

I think I would do that as well... especially if you can hear the neighbours

 

[Dropsalot]

Right. Pay attention.
1. Take it all back to brick.
2 Clean all the s**t/dust/mould/salts and any other crap off.
3 Get rid of those stairs, they look awful and are in the way, and anyway “upstairs” is so last year.
4 Get a real live hairy arsed plasterer to apply a couple of coats of a lime based plaster, watch in awe as he/she makes the incredibly difficult job of smoothing it all out, look really easy peasy.
5 Pay him/her a handsome wedge in recognition of above.
6 Spend a bit of time basking in the reflected glory of a job well done........try to shag “her indoors” on the back of it......
7 In the after s*x glow, spend a bit more time thinking “that plastering is piss easy” ........”I’ll do I myself next time”.........

 

[JessThePlasterer]

I'd do what zolco says, I live in a 1889 terraced house and I wish I'd sound boarded party walls. But I wish I'd done loads differently I'd only been plastering two years at the time and knew dick all less than I do now

 

[flynnyman]

I'd do what zolco says, I live in a 1889 terraced house and I wish I'd sound boarded party walls. But I wish I'd done loads differently I'd only been plastering two years at the time and knew dick all less than I do now

Hmmmmm dick all? Is that like a c**t full? but the female version? I like it well done for opening our eyes on new sayings from a female perspective

 

[JessThePlasterer]

Hmmmmm dick all? Is that like a c**t full? but the female version? I like it well done for opening our eyes on new sayings from a female perspective

I often think I'm here to expand people's vocabulary, you're welcome!