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New plaster in an 'old' house?
JustAnotherSaver
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I've done enough reading over recent months that goes into the topic of changing a house from what it was designed for. I suppose a good example would be double glazing in an old house & making old houses a bit of a sweatbox when they originally had airflow etc.
In short - modernising presenting new problems i guess.
Some of you will know of the issues i have with damp in the living room. We were advised to get some breathable plaster on, well this isn't about the living room so rest easy
I was toying with the idea of getting the master bedroom skimmed. One section may need digging out to brickwork & re-plastering, but not the entire wall.
My uncle can plaster, although he's not a plasterer. I don't think i'd ask him to do any technical jobs, but basic plastering i think he should be fine.
The plaster on there currently is the original 1930 plaster which has hair (horsehair?) in it. I am guessing it is breathable.
The walls themselves aren't damp in this room. There is a section that got very very wet due to a roof leak, but the walls don't suffer from damp.
Would this be fine to put a modern plaster on there (skimming) or is this likely to present its own problems?
In short - modernising presenting new problems i guess.
Some of you will know of the issues i have with damp in the living room. We were advised to get some breathable plaster on, well this isn't about the living room so rest easy
I was toying with the idea of getting the master bedroom skimmed. One section may need digging out to brickwork & re-plastering, but not the entire wall.
My uncle can plaster, although he's not a plasterer. I don't think i'd ask him to do any technical jobs, but basic plastering i think he should be fine.
The plaster on there currently is the original 1930 plaster which has hair (horsehair?) in it. I am guessing it is breathable.
The walls themselves aren't damp in this room. There is a section that got very very wet due to a roof leak, but the walls don't suffer from damp.
Would this be fine to put a modern plaster on there (skimming) or is this likely to present its own problems?
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