Hi all i hope you can help.
Plastering solid stone walls.
Hacking off the plaster installing a chemical dpc damp proof course maybe covering the bottom 1 meter with a vertical waterproof membrane then re plastering with a cement based modern renovation plaster finishing it off with a pink gypsum finish and a modern emulsion paint or wallpaper.
Victorian solid brick walls cement and sand or lime render on internal wall.
Internal wall finish for very old cottage with stone lime soil walls.
Hello every one this is me plastering over old stone part 1 giving you as many tips as possible on how i do an old stone wall from start to finish.
Our victorian end terraced house that we moved into in november last year had soaking damp walls which we removed the plaster.
This video from bunnings warehouse will show you how to mix and apply the plast.
An earthy colour suggests an earth binder.
The modern cement plaster in this case will apparently.
The typical modern builder s solution is this.
Insulating behind lath and plaster walls.
Original or highly decorated internal walls are often best treated by blowing insulation behind the wall lining.
An off white colour is typical of a lime plaster.
A pinkish colour is likely to indicate a plaster bound with gypsum.
Using blown materials to improve the thermal performance of lath and plaster wall finishes is a similar idea to cavity wall insulation.
Left to dry out with the offending render and plaster removed the stone hardens and the wall dries out on its own.
This combination is certain death to a stone or solid brick wall and we have often removed internal plaster in cases like this to reveal crumbling brick and stone which you can poke a finger through.