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Lime plaster versus gypsum plaster

housebuyer7 · 2023-01-09 15:39:58

Hello I have a Victorian home and every external wall has had a stud wall created with a large space between the stud wall and brick wall, with a timber frame built and polysterne filled in between. I want to have all these stud walls removed and then have the brick walls plastered. There are six walls in total and I've…

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stuart45 Posts: 5,073 Forumite

10 January 2023 at 2:19PM

Modern houses are designed to be air tight. The saying is 'build tight, ventilate right '.
Older houses were not so air tight. The problems with condensation often start when modernized with double glazing, blocking up fireplaces etc.

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